All 5 Uses of
chaste
in
The Aeneid
- If, as you seem, the sister of the day, Or one at least of chaste Diana's train, Let not an humble suppliant sue in vain; But tell a stranger, long in tempests toss'd, What earth we tread, and who commands the coast?†
Book 1 *
- The chaste Sibylla shall your steps convey, And blood of offer'd victims free the way.†
Book 5
- She thus replied: "The chaste and holy race Are all forbidden this polluted place.†
Book 6
- But chaste Diana, who his death deplor'd, With Aesculapian herbs his life restor'd.†
Book 7
- Here modest matrons, in soft litters driv'n, To pay their vows in solemn pomp appear, And odorous gums in their chaste hands they bear.†
Book 8
Definition:
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(chaste as in: innocent and chaste) not having sexual intercourse (ever, outside of marriage, or for a long time); or not involving sexual desire