I am a conquerour, shee a captive; I as fortunate as shee 110 faire: my greatnesse may answere her wants, and the gifts of my minde the modestie of hers.
I met the youthfull Lord at Lawrence Cell, And gaue him what becomed Loue I might, Not stepping ore the bounds of modestie Cap.
And this seeming to lay it on another man will be counted either modestie in you, or a signe that you are not ambitious of praise, or else that you dare not take it vpon you, for feare of the sharpnesse it carries with it.
They know that do accuse me, I know none: If I know more of any man aliue Then that which maiden modestie doth warrant, Let all my sinnes lacke mercy.
But she is none: She knowes the heat of a luxurious bed: Her blush is guiltinesse, not modestie Leonato.
Hee both vsed and commended ciuill modestie in apparell: especially he could not endure an absurd abuse of men in those times, in wearing long haire like vnto women.
For he represented so great grauitie in his countenance, such modestie in behauiour, and so vertuous zeale to all godlinesse in his talke, that whatsoeuer he said was thought for the most part necessarie to be doone and followed.
Tis this that swells his pride Beyond those lymitts his late modestie Ever observd.
Doe they use no modestie Upon my life, some of theis new Arminians, Theis hissing tosts!
But to follow him thether with modestie enough, & likeliehood to lead it; as thus.
Words sweetly plac'd, and modestie directed, But Madame, I must trouble you againe, No louing Token to his Maiestie?
Their capteine hight Corineus, a man of great modestie and approoued wisedome, and thereto of incomparable strength and boldnesse.
In the yeare of our Lord 1295, the same Iohn king of Scots, contrarie to his faith and allegiance rebelled against king Edward, and came into England, and burnt and slue without all modestie and mercie.
Pinac methinks is reasonable; A little modestie he has brought home with him, And might be taught in time some handsom duty.
Let's go I say: A womans oaths are wafers, break with making, They must for modestie a little: we all know it.
I haue told more of you to my selfe, then you can with modestie speake in your owne behalfe.
I hope I neede not to aduise you further, but I hope your owne grace will keepe you where you are, though there were no further danger knowne, but the modestie which is so lost Dia.
Pardon me Caius Cassius: The Enemies of Caesar, shall say this: Then, in a Friend, it is cold Modestie Cassi.
With a signe of shamefastnes, the Images with their left handes did hide that part which modestie would not haue seene, but accounteth woorthie to bee couered.
And there they finde elegant Women, with a shew of heauenly modestie and diuine worship, with whose amiable aspects and countenaunces, the Trauailers are taken in their loue, condemning their former with despite and hatefull abhorrence.
Silence andmodestie are qualities very convenient to civil conversation.
No sir, but heare I do that he hath two: The one, as famous for a scolding tongue, As is the other, for beauteous modestie Petr.
One halfe being made, thy modestie was such, 15 That thou on th'other half wouldst never touch.
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