ac primum parvae teneris capiuntur in annis, ante voluntatis propriae quam libera secta, laude pudicitiae fervens et amore deorum, iusta maritandi condemnet vincula sexus.
In the first place, they are taken in the tender years of childhood, before a free choice of their own will, burning with zeal for the glory of chastity and love of their gods, can reject the lawful bonds of matrimony.
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