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I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
[Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.]
I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
[Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.]
Here shame dissuades him, there his fear prevails,
And each by turns his aching heart assails.
Here shame dissuades him, there his fear prevails,
And each by turns his aching heart assails.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
O shame, where is thy blush?
O shame, where is thy blush?
As soon as she (woman) begins to be ashamed of what she ought
not, she will not be ashamed read more
As soon as she (woman) begins to be ashamed of what she ought
not, she will not be ashamed of what she ought.
[Lat., Nae simul pudere quod non oportet coeperit; quod oportet
non pudebit.]
The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance read more
The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance to her lover,
And wring his bosom, is--to die.
The only shame is to have none
The only shame is to have none
If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.
If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.