 | Mary Wortley Montagu - 1779 - 328 דפים
...one cuftom peculiar to their country, I mean adoption, very common amongft the Turks, and yet more amongft the Greeks and Armenians. Not having it in their power to give their eftates to a friend or diftanr relation, to avoid its falling into the Grand Signior's trcafury, when they are not likely... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1784 - 284 דפים
...one cuftom peculiar to their country, I mean adoption, very common amongft the Turks, and yet more amongft the Greeks and Armenians. Not having it in...relation, to avoid its falling into the Grand Signior's treafury,when they are not likely to have any children of their own, they chufe fome pretty child of... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1790 - 404 דפים
...one cuftom peculiar to their country , I mean adoption, very common amongft the Turks , and yet more amongft the Greeks and Armenians. Not having it in...diftant relation ; to avoid its falling into the grand fignior's treafury; when they are not likely likely to have any children of their own, they chufe fome... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1794 - 300 דפים
...one cuftom peculiar to their country, I mean adoption, very common amongft the Turks, and yet more amongft the Greeks and. Armenians. Not having it in...not likely to have any children of their own, they choofe fome pretty child of either fex, amongft the meaneft people, and carry the child and its parents... | |
 | Mary Wortley Montagu - 1816 - 374 דפים
...their estates to a friend or distant relation, to avoid its falling into the Grand Signior's treasury, when they are not likely to have any children of their own, they choose some pretty child of either sex among the *• meanest people, and carry the child and its pa-... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1817 - 308 דפים
...custom peculiar to their country, I mean adoption, very common amongst the Turks, and yet more amongst the Greeks and Armenians. Not having it in their power to give their estates to a friend or distant relation, to avoid its falling into the grand signior's treasury, when... | |
 | William Cowherd - 1818 - 728 דפים
...vol. iii. p. 258. 404. [Gen. xvi. 15.] Adoption is very common among the Turks, and yet more so among the Greeks and Armenians. Not having it in their power to give their estates to a friend or distant relation, to prevent their property from falling into the grand Seignior's... | |
 | 1821 - 396 דפים
...their estates to a friend or distant relation, to avoid its falling into the grand signior's treasury, when they are not likely to have any children of their own, they choose some pretty child of either sex among the meanest people, and carry the child and its parents... | |
 | Lady Augusta Hamilton - 1822 - 424 דפים
...their estates to a friend or distant relation, to avoid their falling into the Grand Signer's treasury, when they are not likely to have any children of their own, they will chose some pretty child of either sex, amongst the meanest people, carry the child and its parents... | |
 | Lady Augusta Hamilton - 1822 - 538 דפים
...or .ill women. \ Adoption, says Lady Montague, is very common among the Turks, and yet more so among the Greeks and Armenians. Not having it in their power to give their estates to a friend or distant relation, to avoid their falling into the Grand Signer's treasury, when... | |
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I don't know whether I have ever mentioned to you one custom peculiar to their country, I mean adoption, very common amongst the Turks, and yet more amongst the Greeks and Armenians. 
