"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;"
-Alexander Pope
The word vestal has an interesting history. Look up Vesta and vestal in your favorite dictionary.
Your dictionary must be more interesting than mine. All the online dictionaries I tried were pretty brief.
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