Common sense hides shame.

Common sense hides shame.

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.

He was not born to shame.
Upon his brow shame is ashamed to sit;
For 'tis a read more

He was not born to shame.
Upon his brow shame is ashamed to sit;
For 'tis a throne where honor may be crowned
Sole monarch of the universal earth.

A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.

A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.

O shame, where is thy blush?

O shame, where is thy blush?

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.

The guilty catch themselves

The guilty catch themselves