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Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
He saw her charming, but he saw not half
The charms her downcast modesty conceal'd.
He saw her charming, but he saw not half
The charms her downcast modesty conceal'd.
Can it be
That modesty may more betray our sense
Than woman's lightness? Having waste ground enough,
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Can it be
That modesty may more betray our sense
Than woman's lightness? Having waste ground enough,
Shall we desire to raze the sanctuary
And pitch our evils there?
Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.
Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.
Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
Her modest looks the cottage might adorn,
Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn.
Her modest looks the cottage might adorn,
Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn.
Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false
Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false
Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by
Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by
