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 Then she rode forth, clothed on with chastity:
 The deep air listen'd round her as she rode,
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 Then she rode forth, clothed on with chastity:
 The deep air listen'd round her as she rode,
  And all the low wind hardly breathed for fear. 
 Even from the body's purity, the mind
 Receives a secret sympathetic aid.  
 Even from the body's purity, the mind
 Receives a secret sympathetic aid. 
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
 As pure as a pearl,
 And as perfect: a noble and innocent girl.  
 As pure as a pearl,
 And as perfect: a noble and innocent girl. 
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
Lord, Make me chaste, but not yet
Lord, Make me chaste, but not yet
 A nun of winter's sisterhood kisses not more religiously; the 
very ice of chastity is in them.  
 A nun of winter's sisterhood kisses not more religiously; the 
very ice of chastity is in them. 
 Mine honor's such a ring;
 My chastity's the jewel of our house,
  Bequeathed down from many ancestors,
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 Mine honor's such a ring;
 My chastity's the jewel of our house,
  Bequeathed down from many ancestors,
   Which were the greatest obloquy i' th' world
    In me to lose. 
It is difficult to believe in a religion that places such a high premium on chastity and virginity.
It is difficult to believe in a religion that places such a high premium on chastity and virginity.