Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Shy
Shy as lightning.
—Thomas De Quincey
Shy
As some stray fawn that seeks its mother.
—Austin Dobson
As shy and secret as a maid.
—James Russell Lowell
Shy as the squirrel.
—George Meredith
Shyer than the forest doe
Twinkling slim through branches green.
—George Meredith
Shy as a wren in the hedgerow.
—George Moore
Shy as the fawn.
—Ambrose Philips