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Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it
Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it
I met the youthful lord at Laurence' cell
And gave him what becomed love I might,
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I met the youthful lord at Laurence' cell
And gave him what becomed love I might,
Not stepping o'er the bounds of modesty.
It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a read more
It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a nobody.
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
Like the violet, which alone
Prospers in some happy shade,
My Castara lives unknown
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Like the violet, which alone
Prospers in some happy shade,
My Castara lives unknown
To no looser eye betrayed.
Modesty becomes a young man.
[Lat., Adolescentem verecundum esse decet.]
Modesty becomes a young man.
[Lat., Adolescentem verecundum esse decet.]
Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent.
Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent.
