And Tragedy should blush as much to stoop To the low mimic follies of a farce, As a grave matron would to dance with girls.
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Rome stuffs its ears when it hears thee; the world reviles thee. I can blush for thee no longer, and I have no wish to do so. The howls of Cerberus, though resembling thy music, will be less offensive to me, for I have never been the friend of Cerberus, and I need not be ashamed of his howling.
henryk sienkiewiczWhere may the wearied eye repose When gazing on the Great ; Where neither guilty glory glows, Nor despicable state? Yes one the first the last the best The Cincinnatus of the West, Whom envy dared not hate , Bequeath'd the name of Washington , To make man blush there was but one!
lord byronFull many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
thomas grayDishonor waits on perfidy. A man should blush to think a falsehood; it is the crime of cowards.
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
thomas gray"And indeed I know not whether, at the time, it was not for him rather than myself that I blushed; for, since he and I are one, I so identify myself with him, that I feel his degradation, his failings, and transgressions as my own; I blush for him, I fear for him; I repent for him, weep, pray, and feel for him as for myself; but I cannot act for him; and hence, I must be and I am, debased, contaminated by the union, both in my own eyes, and in the actual truth."
anne brontëBut ’neath yon crimson treeLover to listening maid might breathe his flame,Nor mark, within its roseate canopy,Her blush of maiden shame.
william cullen bryantFull many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
thomas grayLet humble Allen, with an awkward shame, Do good by stealth, and blush to find it Fame.
Alexander PopeGirls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, Half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They have drawn too near the fire of life, like gnats, And flare up bodily, wings and all.
I will go wash; And when my face is fair, you shall perceive Whether I blush or no.
william shakespeareWhere now I have no one to blush with me, To cross their arms and hang their heads with mine.
william shakespeareAnd bid the cheek be ready with a blush Modest as morning when she coldly eyes The youthful Phœbus.
william shakespeareSo sweet the blush of bashfulness, E'en pity scarce can wish it less!
lord byronO shame! Where is thy blush?
william shakespeareNow, if you can blush and cry, "guilty," cardinal, You'll show a little honesty.
william shakespeareNihil veritas erubescit.
Truth does not blush.
There bloomed the strawberry of the wilderness; The trembling eyebright showed her sapphire blue, The thyme her purple, like the blush of Even; And if the breath of some to no caress Invited, forth they peeped so fair to view, All kinds alike seemed favourites of Heaven.
william wordsworthLike my daddy said right before he killed my mom, "If ya want somethin' done right, ya gotta do it yourself". He also said... [Blade: Do you blush?]