'Tis chastity, my brother, chastity;
She that has that is clad in complete steel,
And, like a quiver'd nymph with arrows keen,
May trace huge forests, and unharbour'd heaths,
Infamous hills, and sandy perilous wilds;
Where, through the sacred rays of chastity,
No savage fierce, bandite, or mountaineer,
Will dare to soil her virgin purity.
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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.
An unattempted lady could not vaunt of her chastity.
An unattempted lady could not vaunt of her chastity.
Chastity is the cement of civilization and progress. Without it there is no stability in society, and without it one read more
Chastity is the cement of civilization and progress. Without it there is no stability in society, and without it one cannot attain the Science of Life.
Like the stain'd web that whitens in the sun,
Grow pure by being purely shone upon.
Like the stain'd web that whitens in the sun,
Grow pure by being purely shone upon.
Lord, Make me chaste, but not yet
Lord, Make me chaste, but not yet
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
If she seem not chaste to me,
What care I how chaste she be?
If she seem not chaste to me,
What care I how chaste she be?
Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.
Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.
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.
