Quote by Edward Gibbon

My English text is chaste, and all licentious passages are left in the obscurity of a learned language.

My English text is chaste, and all licentious passages are l

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker's English text is pure and devoid of any explicit or inappropriate content. Any potentially offensive or controversial parts are deliberately obscured or conveyed using a more scholarly or intellectual language. It implies an intention to maintain a level of decorum and restraint in the written work, perhaps to adhere to certain standards of propriety or to appeal to a wider, more diverse audience.

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By Edward Gibbon

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