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Continence of a Scipʹio

It is said that a beautiful princess fell into the hands of Scipio Africaʹnus, and he refused to see her, “lest he should be tempted to forget his principles.” The same is said of Cyrus (see Panthea), of Anson (see Theresa), and of Alexander.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Alexander and the Robber

Scipio dismissed the Iberian Maid (Paradise Regained, ii.)