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Virtuousness
See also Honesty, Righteousness. Amelia faithful wife of William Booth, often in debtors’ prison, saved by her purity from the men who prey upon her. [Br. Lit.: Amelia] servant who, despite threats, attempted seduction, and imprisonment by her master, remains chaste till their marriage. [Br. Lit.: Richardson Pamela] thinks only of family; rejects king’s advances. [Fr. Lit.: Andromache] epithet of Aphrodite, meaning “rejecter of sinful passion.” [Gk. Myth.: Misc.] John Bunyan’s virtuous, well-traveled hero. [Br. Lit.: Pilgrim’s Progress] gains socially admirable title of “good woman.” [Br. Lit.: Lady Windermere’s Fan, Magill I, 488–490] noblest and purest knight of the Round Table. [Br. Lit.: Le Morte d’Arthur] embodiment of virtuous self-control. [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene] “a piece of virtue.” [Br. Lit.: Pericles] pure-minded sister of Nicholas; repulses all advances. [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby] sweet maidservant who chastely repels disgraceful advances, marries her aristocratic pursuer, and attempts to reform him. [Br. Lit.: Richardson Pamela] rejects advances of elderly men. [Apocrypha: Susanna]
the minimum number of anonymous individuals in each generation believed to have the virtues and humility to which the world owes its continued existence. [Jew. Legend: Encyclopedia Judaica,X, 1367] full of grace. [Nurs. Rhyme: Opie, 309] virtuous, long-suffering wife of Ashley. [Am. Lit.: Gone With the Wind] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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