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To quote Monsignor:Continuous pressure is being exercised on young people today to behave as if it were immodesty, and not modesty, which is natural; as if a man or a woman, a boy or a girl, felt no natural reproach—from within—at certain ways of talking or dressing or acting; as if passion were never selfish and grasping and in need of being so judged and resisted.
Archive 2009-07-01 elena maria vidal 2009
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To quote Monsignor:Continuous pressure is being exercised on young people today to behave as if it were immodesty, and not modesty, which is natural; as if a man or a woman, a boy or a girl, felt no natural reproach—from within—at certain ways of talking or dressing or acting; as if passion were never selfish and grasping and in need of being so judged and resisted.
St. Augustine and Conjugal Love elena maria vidal 2009
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It has already produced three pieces: "The Groans of Germany," which I will send you by the first opportunity: "Bedlam, a poem on His Maj'esty's happy escape from his German dominions, and all the wisdom of his conduct there."
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 Horace Walpole 1757
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He was Her Maj'esty's Cook; and with him she lived happily until the time of her death, on the ist of December 1723.
British theatre 1791
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For among her other good qualities was hon - esty.
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If only esty was around when I was in high school bio – with “Arnold” my fetal pig, and my perfect breasts, I could have made a fortune!
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"As is well known, our beloved Empress, Her Seductive Maj esty the Illustrious Lady Larra the Voluptuous, is built like a mountain highway and is commonly believed to be an incarnation of her tutelary deity, Aphrosex, the Mink Goddess."
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Armies Of Elfland - Poul Anderson Blue Tyson 2008
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"As is well known, our beloved Empress, Her Seductive Maj esty the Illustrious Lady Larra the Voluptuous, is built like a mountain highway and is commonly believed to be an incarnation of her tutelary deity, Aphrosex, the Mink Goddess."
Superhero Prose Fiction: Conan S - The Barbarian Blue Tyson 2008
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Over the weekend I found some awesome jungle theme fabric at esty.com for the baby room and today we bought the coordinating fabric to go with it.
Archive 2009-03-01 Field Notes 2009
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Over the weekend I found some awesome jungle theme fabric at esty.com for the baby room and today we bought the coordinating fabric to go with it.
We hit the fabric store today! Field Notes 2009
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