Contents -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Bashful

Bashful as a school-girl.
—Anonymous

Bashful as a maid.
—Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Bashful as a Lenten lover.
—Sir John Denham

Bashful as an egg at Easter.
—Sir John Denham

Bashful as a blooming bride.
—Sir William Jones

Secluded bashful, like a shrine of love.
—Thomas Moore