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- proper noun A female
given name , one of thePuritan virtue names.
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Examples
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I can tell you right now that Jane and Prudence is a very good one!
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In this fresco, Prudence is among the personified virtues essential for "The Common Good"; she is shown holding an object surmounted by the words "Past, Present, Future."
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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So happy to find another Pym fan – and Jane and Prudence is another of my favourites.
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Prudence is dead, as is consistency; all that is left is panic.
Archive 2008-07-01 Not a sheep 2008
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Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
2007 » January 2007
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Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
Ross Gay reads “The Proverbs of Hell” from “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” by William Blake 2007
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Dear Prudence is one of the reasons I gave up on Slate.
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Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
2007 » October 2007
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Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
Philip Metres reads “The Proverbs of Hell” from “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” by William Blake 2007
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Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
2007 » October 2007
Kristianto2010 commented on the word Prudence
Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools. The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction. Proverbs 16:22-23.
March 21, 2011