Go thy ways to a nunnery.
"The Three Heron's Feathers"
Hermann Sudermann
In those old days a nunnery was often the only refuge for a woman who was fancied by a king, if she would retain her purity.
"The Three Heron's Feathers"
Hermann Sudermann
Now, though Maisie was an idle girl, she had no wish to be shut up in a nunnery; so she tried not to think of the sunshine outside, but sat down soberly with her distaff.
"The Scottish Fairy Book"
Elizabeth W. Grierson