When a Wanderess has been caged, or perched with her wings clipped, She lives like a Stoic, She lives most heroic, smiling with ruby, moistened lips once her cup of Death is welcome sipped.
Unaffected modesty is the sweetest charm of female excellence, the richest gem in the diadem of her honor.
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Unaffected modesty is the sweetest charm of female excellence, the richest gem in the diadem of her honor.
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