...himself called upon to make to the pride of birth. " The Rajpoot," says Colonel Tod, " raises the poniard to the breast of his wife, rather than witness her...portion and marry to her equal, he dare not see degraded 7." This, we think, is paying too much deference to the prejudices of a barbarian. The question, if...

...himself called upon to make to the pride of birth. " The Rajpoot," says Colonel Tod, " raises the poniard to the breast of his wife, rather than witness her...cannot portion and marry to her equal, he dare not see degraded7." This, we think, is paying too much deference to the prejudices of a barbarian, The question,...

...revolting the policy, it is perhaps kindness compared to incarceration. . . . " (He) raises the poniard to the breast of his wife rather than witness her captivity, and he gives the opiate to the infant, wham, if h« cannot portion and marry to her equal, he dare not see degraded." — Tod, Bajasthan,...

...Gohels, and Jhallas." Colonel Tod sagaciously remarks that, " although religion nowhere authorises this barbarity, the laws which regulate marriage amongst...intermarriage prohibited between families of the same clan (Campa), but between those of the same tribe (Gote) ; and though centuries may have intervened since...

...and the ancient German warrior,—the dread of dishonour to the fair : the former raises the poniard to the breast of his wife rather than witness her...equal, he dare not see degraded. Although religion nowhere authorizes this barbarity, the laws which regulate marriage amongst the Rajpoots powerfully...

...revolting the policy, it is perhaps kindness compared to incarceration. . . . " (He) raises the poniard to the breast of his wife rather than witness her...cannot portion and marry to her equal, he dare not see degraded."—Tod, Rajasthan, vol ip 635. 1 " Here we find a practice equally strange, that of Polyandry,...

...and the ancient German warrior, — the dread of dishonor to the fair : the former raises the poniard to the breast of his wife rather than witness her captivity, and he gives opiate to the infant, whom, if he cannot portion and marry to her equal, he dare not see degraded."...

...breast of his wife rather than witness her captivity, and he gives an opiate to the infant, whosa, if he cannot portion and marry to her equal, he dare not see degraded." Descending from the lofty ideal of a chivalrous Rajput character to the more familiar portraiture of...

...Glossary, ii. 275). Much that is said about them refers to the Khokhar tribe (Elliot-Dowson v. 166, note).] to the breast of his wife rather than witness her...portion and marry to her equal, he dare not see degraded [637]. Infanticide. — Although religion nowhere authorizes this barbarity, the laws which regulate...

...revolting the policy, it is perhaps kindness compared to incarceration. . . . " (He) raises the poniard to the breast of his wife rather than witness her...marry to her equal, he dare not see degraded."— Tod, Rajastban, vol. ip 635. * " Here we find a practice equally strange, that of Polyandry, universally...