“Dancing, is, for the most part, attended with many amorous smiles, wanton compliments, unchaste kisses, scurrilous songs and sonnets, effeminate music, lust provoking attire, ridiculous love pranks, all which savor only of sensuality, of raging fleshly lusts. Therefore, it is wholly to be abandoned of all good Christians.”
Quote by William Prynne
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William Prynne
William Prynne, born in 1600 in England, was a prominent English author, historian, and theologian. His works covered a wide range of fields, including religion, politics, and society, and had a profound impact on later generations. more
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