CLA233H1 Lecture 3: CLA233H1S.2013.Jan.15.Patriarchy.docx
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But the lawgiver of the romans (i. e. romulus) gave virtually full power to the father over his son, even during his whole life, whether he thought proper to imprison him, to scourge him, to put him in chains and keep him at work in the fields, or to put him to death, and this even though the son were already engaged in public affairs, though he were numbered among the highest magistrates, and though he were celebrated for his zeal for the commonwealth. For assuredly any woman who desires to drink wine immoderately closes the door to all virtues (omnibus virtutibus) and opens it to all vices. He has a frank expression, and his complexion is fresh and high coloured; his general good looks have a natural nobility and the dignified bearing of a senator. (i personally think these points should be mentioned, as a sort of just return for a bride"s virginity. )
