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 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. 
We romantic writers are there to make people feel and not think. A historical romance is the only kind of read more
We romantic writers are there to make people feel and not think. A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
'Tis Chastity, my brother, Chastity: She that has that, is clad in complete steel
'Tis Chastity, my brother, Chastity: She that has that, is clad in complete steel
 Me of my lawful pleasure she restrained
 And prayed me oft forbearance--did it with
  A pudency so read more 
 Me of my lawful pleasure she restrained
 And prayed me oft forbearance--did it with
  A pudency so rosy, the sweet view on't
   Might well have warmed old Saturn--that I thought her
    As chaste as unsunned snow. 
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.
That chastity of honour which felt a stain like a wound.
That chastity of honour which felt a stain like a wound.
 There's a woman like a dew-drop,
 She's so purer than the purest.  
 There's a woman like a dew-drop,
 She's so purer than the purest. 
 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. 
 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.