This is unfortunately decisive of the fact that he did not in spirit adhere to the resolution expressed to Moore never to touch a farthing of his wife's money, though we may accept his statement to Medwin, that he twice repaid the dowry of 10,000 l. brought to him at the marriage, as in so far diminishing the obligation.

And even those poor Moranges had talked to him of giving a royal dowry to their one daughter Reine, dreaming at that time of an appointment that would bring in twelve thousand francs a year, and full of contempt for the misery which a numerous family entails.

" "But," she remonstrated, "this is more than all our dowries for another year to come; andforgive me for repeating what you seem purposely to forgetI cannot cast the shadow between my equals and the master.

Then Feridún sent his three sons to Yemen, and they married the three daughters of the king, who gave them splendid dowries in treasure and jewels.

[5040][Greek: Monon arguron blepousin]: 'tis like sauce to their meat, cum carne condimentum, a good dowry with a wife.

His mother is thought to have died of chagrin and impatience at being separated so long from her husband, and not knowing what to do to save her dowry from her brothers; and I take her son to have combined his mother's ultra-sensitive organisation with his father's worldly imprudence and unequal spirits.

With this poor pittance they return to their native county, and it adds either to their humble comforts, or creates a small dowry towards a rustic establishment for life.

A mother usually had the enjoyment of her dowry until her death, when she must leave it to her children or to the donor or nearest relative.

His sister had fortunately married Martin Lister some years before her father's death, and had received her dowry at the time of her marriage.

A father was not permitted to break up a harmonious marriage; he could not get back his daughter's dowry without her consent, nor force her to return to her husband after a divorce; and he was punished with loss of citizenship if he made a match for a widowed daughter before the legal time of mourning for her husband had expired.

A wife could use her dowry during marriage to support herself, if necessary, or her kindred, to buy a suitable estate, to help an exiled parent, or to assist a needy husband, brother, or sister.

Apparently the charging of her dowry on the taxes of the Coelesyrian cities gave occasion to the quarrel, and the Syrian side was in the right; the breaking out of the war was occasioned by the death of Cleopatra in 581, with which at latest the payments of revenue terminated.

Faith, it's no great matter for her honesty, for in these days that's a dowry out of request.

If he took her, it was to be feared he would have to take her without more dowry than some very heavy imprecations.

As they stood or sat at their work, the shy colleens told of an extra room added to a cabin, or a plump sum to a dowry through the money earned at the mill.