Thursday, March 12, 2009

This Is Entirely The Reason I'm In English

The narrating character in Daniel Dafoe's Roxana explains why she can't go to confession to admit she is committing adultry with a prince and receiving presents for it:
"Tho' I was a Whore, yet I was a Protestant Whore."

Because you have to draw the line somewhere.

Later Days.

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