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<head>6 C</head> | |||
<head>Of Polygamy.</head> | |||
<p>under the auspices of the Laws. She is to be regarded therefore<lb/> | |||
on the footing of a Widow. In point of reason she ought not to<lb/> | |||
be regarded in a light in the least degree less favourable.<lb/> | |||
But popular prejudice is seldom perfectly equitable to<lb/> | |||
misfortune.</p> | |||
<p>Next with regard to Sharping. It is not always that<lb/> | |||
a Woman thus imposed upon suffers in her fortune. Perhaps<lb/> | |||
she had none: the only bait that tempted the Offender was her<lb/> | |||
person. It is only in case of her having had a fortune, and<lb/> | |||
that fortune's having been dissipated by the Offender, that she<lb/> | |||
is a sufferer in this way. In the account of dissipation, so<lb/> | |||
much as it is supposed she would have expended had she<lb/> | |||
remained single, must be deducted.</p> | |||
<p>Quest. 1. Why criminal consciousness on the part of the second<lb/> | |||
Wife is made an Excuse in favour of the Man.</p> | |||
<head>Reasons.</head> | |||
<p>The great mischief lies in the deceit put upon the Woman,<lb/> | |||
and the disappointment which is apt to be the consequence. But<lb/> | |||
in this case there is no deceit nor disappointment. It is a joint <add>contrivance</add></p> | |||
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6 C
Of Polygamy.
under the auspices of the Laws. She is to be regarded therefore
on the footing of a Widow. In point of reason she ought not to
be regarded in a light in the least degree less favourable.
But popular prejudice is seldom perfectly equitable to
misfortune.
Next with regard to Sharping. It is not always that
a Woman thus imposed upon suffers in her fortune. Perhaps
she had none: the only bait that tempted the Offender was her
person. It is only in case of her having had a fortune, and
that fortune's having been dissipated by the Offender, that she
is a sufferer in this way. In the account of dissipation, so
much as it is supposed she would have expended had she
remained single, must be deducted.
Quest. 1. Why criminal consciousness on the part of the second
Wife is made an Excuse in favour of the Man.
Reasons.
The great mischief lies in the deceit put upon the Woman,
and the disappointment which is apt to be the consequence. But
in this case there is no deceit nor disappointment. It is a joint contrivance
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penal code |
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106 |
of polygamy |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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recto |
f5 / f6 / f7 / f8 |
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[[watermarks::myears [lion with crown motif]]] |
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caroline fox |
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