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Frank J. Wilstach, comp.  A Dictionary of Similes.  1916.
 
Bashful
 
  Bashful as a school-girl.
            —Anonymous		  1
  Bashful as a maid.
            —Edward Bulwer-Lytton		  2
  Bashful as a Lenten lover.
            —Sir John Denham		  3
  Bashful as an egg at Easter.
            —Sir John Denham		  4
  Bashful as a blooming bride.
            —Sir William Jones		  5
  Secluded bashful, like a shrine of love.
            —Thomas Moore		  6
 
 
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