This is the rule, and there is no way to free oneself of it: as soon as the thought has arisen, it must be followed to the very end.
“Be not thou so foolish nice,
As to be intreated twice;
What should women more incite
Than their own sweet appetite?
Shall savage things more freedom have
Than nature unto women gave?
The swan, the turtle, and the sparrow
Bill awhile, then take the marrow.
They bill, they kiss, what else they do
Come bill, and kiss, and I’ll show you.”
Anonymous | “Invitation to Dalliance”