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the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
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Verse 2. A just medium must be observed in the guidance of the sex, avoiding equally an indiscreet severity or an affection too tender and bordering on sensuality. A just diffidence in self is the best security.—All chastity refers to the heart, eyes, ears, words, looks, with the precautions of times and places.
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