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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

That's good to know. I thought it a bit odd that a Frenchman would complain about Americans being promiscuous. That context explains a lot.

That would be libidineux ...not chaste; hardly the stuff of 'courtly love' as in the chansons ie: three formes fixes: ballade, rondeau, or virelai. The style is sophisticated, and the songs are evidently written for an audience with high artistic aspirations and a cultivated taste. The general subject matter was 'courtly love' ...as you are undoubtedly well aware.