amourous

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Moreouer who is he that will saye, that a poore man or woman, which getteth their liuing with the labour of their bodie, ought not more to be reprehended if they become amourous, and subiect to their lustes, then the riche Ladye whiche taketh no care for her liuing, or wanteth any thing that shee desireth.

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  • Have you noticed a lack of participation from a certain amourous MMVIII individual since the jharp got banned? —  Patterico's Pontifications
  • "Defying Gravity" (about emotional tangles that just so happen to be set in space) the chiselled modelesque amourous female astronauts are on occasion seen slapping and squeezing the bloke ` s backsides - never be allowed the other way round, though! —  Evening Standard - Home
  • Moreouer who is he that will saye, that a poore man or woman, which getteth their liuing with the labour of their bodie, ought not more to be reprehended if they become amourous, and subiect to their lustes, then the riche Ladye whiche taketh no care for her liuing, or wanteth any thing that shee desireth. —  The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1
  • I liuing in ease and idlenes as you se, and forced to folowe the pleasures of loue and to become amourous: and as I do knowe well, that suche thinges (if they were knowen) should not be reputed honest. —  The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1
  • I wonder if it's a territorial thing, or our old bluetongue was in amourous pursuit of an unwilling mate? —  The Voice of Today's Apathetic Youth
 

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