Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c5.33

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mainly killed the boys, as a wife had to be bought for them, while the girls could be profitably disposed of. Finck, *Primitive Love*, p. 587. Marriage by purchase, not very honourable in itself, has yet been of much effect in enhancing the value of daughters and wife.

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