"Sodomitical" Quotes from Famous Books
... resort was also a severely punishable offense. Mother Clap was charged at the Old Bailey in 1726 with "keeping a sodomitical house"; she protested that she could not herself have taken part in these practices, but that availed her nothing; she could bring forward no witnesses on her behalf and was condemned to pay a fine, ... — Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6) • Havelock Ellis |