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A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.
A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.
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.
An unattempted lady could not vaunt of her chastity.
An unattempted lady could not vaunt of her chastity.
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.
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
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.
That chastity of honour which felt a stain like a wound.
That chastity of honour which felt a stain like a wound.
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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.