Note 2458 — Chapter XVIII · THE DECAY OF MARRIAGE BY PURCHASE. THE MARRIAGE PORTION
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In Germany and Switzerland, the practice of presenting a morning gift has been kept up till the present time (Eichhorn, ‘Einleitung in das deutsche Privatrecht,’ p. 726. Bluntschli, ‘Staats-und Rechtsgeschichte der Stadt und Landschaft Zürich,’ vol. ii. pp. 164, et seq.)