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The word "licit" has been used in literature to convey the notion of permission or what is allowed under legal or moral frameworks. In Livy's historical narrative, for instance, the term appears in a political context where certain actions were not permitted in order to maintain regal power [1]. In Benito Pérez Galdós's work, "Doña Perfecta," the word is explicitly defined as synonymous with "permissible," underscoring its clear, regulatory connotation [2]. Meanwhile, in Dante’s poetic rendering in the Divine Comedy, "licit" is employed in a more metaphorical and morally charged manner, suggesting that even acts born of sensual vices can be rendered lawful under some self-fashioned code [3]. This variety in usage highlights the word's flexibility in addressing both formal permission and the more nuanced interplay of legality and morality in literature.
  1. not to so [Pg 77] licit them to abolish the regal power.
    — from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy
  2. lícito licit, permissible.
    — from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós
  3. To sensual vices she was so abandoned, That lustful she made licit in her law, To remove the blame to which she had been led.
    — from Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Hell by Dante Alighieri

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