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the wife of bath
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What distinguishing physical feature does the Wife have that is supposedly an indication of her moral state?
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604: She was gap-toothed, a mark of Venus, the goddess and planet under whose influence
she was born. Being gap-toothed was regarded in the Middle Ages as a sign of a strongly-sexed
nature, making one a disciple of Venus, the patron saint (!) of Love.
Gat-toothed I was, and that became me well: gap-toothed
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she was born. Being gap-toothed was regarded in the Middle Ages as a sign of a strongly-sexed
nature, making one a disciple of Venus, the patron saint (!) of Love.
Gat-toothed I was, and that became me well: gap-toothed
...
Answer Date: 05:14am 02/03/08
