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example, he says, others follow, the state will be more harmonious, and we will experience less envy than we do now. They will fear us more, and we will nourish them at less expense.

XXIII.

These things being granted, in what way will the institution of marriage be weakened by a girl of the lowest order, or a poorer one, who offers the husband no dowry or a very meager one?

XXIIII.

And the discord of some will easily be reconciled by the bond of a just distinction, by establishing that a meager dowry cannot be considered the true title of a dowry.

XXV.

Another deliberation arises here: is a father bound to provide a dowry for a wealthy daughter?

XXVI.

Although not a few leaders of the law clearly and without dispute testify that this is true