Allowing his description therein to retain and smatche of veritie

Coordinate term: sDMARD

In noble minds some dregs remain, / Not yet purged off, of spleen and sour disdain.

In the context of impending martyrdom, the beauty of Thecla’s virgin body connotes dynamis owing less to the eros she evokes and more to the chastity, piety, and resistance she promotes.⁶⁹ That Thecla is also an object of erotic desire, however, is evidenced in men's reactions to her.