That I may present you as a chaste virgin— This is greatly illustrated by recollecting, that there was an officer among the Greeks, whose business it was to educate and form young women, especially those of rank and figure, designed for marriage; and then to present them to those who were to be their husbands: and if this officer permitted them, though negligence, to be corrupted before the marriage was completed, great blame would naturally fall upon him.

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