It is hard to speak too highly of "candida."
"Arms and the Man"
George Bernard Shaw
candida is quite unpoetic, as, indeed, with rare exceptions, women are prone to be.
"Arms and the Man"
George Bernard Shaw
I swear to you on my word of honor that that happened to me on account of le candida.
"The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters"
George Sand, Gustave Flaubert Translated by A.L. McKensie