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He has now decided to void the virginity of the vestal, and to assume that she was in reality a demon, and not a being of earth.— Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer
I hear your vestal has been flirting Sir Per.— The Man of the World (1792)
When a vestal was to be elected, the Pontifex Maximus chose twenty young girls from high families.— Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
She shall be the fair vestal, the gentle priestess.— Opening a Chestnut Burr
Mrs. Leith's house is a vestal, and its lamp is always trimmed."— In the Wilderness
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