Modesty
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Modesty is the conscience of the body
Modesty is to merit, what shade is to figures in a picture; it gives it strength and makes it stand out
Her modest looks the cottage might adorn,
Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn.
Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn.
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