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• She what was honour knew, And with obsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded reason. To the nuptial bower I led her blushing like the morn; all heaven And happy constellations on that hour Shed their selectest influence; the earth Gave sign of gratulation, and each hill; Joyous the birds; fresh gales and gentle airs Whisper'd it to the woods, and from their wings Flung rose, flung odours from the spicy shrub.

  John Milton

  Happiness, Air, Wings

  John Milton, James Prendeville (1850). “Milton's Paradise Lost: With Copious Notes, Explanatory and Critical, Partly Selected from Addison, Bentley, Bowle ... [et Al.] and Partly Original”, p.246

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• The blushing cheek speaks modest mind,The lips befitting words most kind,The eye does tempt to love's desire,And seems to, say 'tis "Cupid's fire.

  James Harrington

  Eye, Fire, Mind

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• Where'er you walk cool gales shall fan the glade, Trees where you sit shall crowd into a shade. Where'er you tread the blushing flowers shall rise, And all things flourish where you turn your eyes.

  Alexander Pope

  Summer, Flower, Eye

  'Pastorals' (1709) 'Summer' l. 73

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• Conscience is a blushing, shamefaced spirit than mutinies in a man's bosom; it fills one full of obstacles.

  William Shakespeare

  Men, Mutiny, Spirit

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• They swoon over Tom, who preens for them, bowing, which sets them to blushing and giggling. God help us all.

  Libba Bray

  Helping, God Help Us, Toms

  Libba Bray (2010). “A Great and Terrible Beauty”, p.33, Simon and Schuster

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• From what my friends tell me, apparently some guys can be pretty intimidated by me when they find out what I do. I find it funny because I try to be modest and I don't like to talk about gymnastics unless I am asked about it. But my roommates always take on my bragging rights and tell my life story to the guys we meet, which leaves me blushing.

  Alicia Sacramone

  Gymnastics, Bragging Rights, Guy

  Source: www.cosmopolitan.com

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• I love and honour [Paulus Aemilius, in Plutarch's Lives], for his fondness for his children, which instead of blushing at, he avows and glories in: and that at an age, when almost all the heros and great men thought that to make their children and family a secondary concern, was the first proof of their superiority and greatness of soul.

  Fanny Burney

  Children, Hero, Greatness

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• There's kind of this unequaled thrill of playing a half-finished song, it's kind of sense of slight embarrassment; like you're blushing. I like doing that. I did that with "Eyeoneye" and it was almost a curse on the song for a while; I debuted it when it was half-finished in a very public way

  Andrew Bird

  Song, Thrill, Half

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Piper gripped his hand and followed him, “If I fall, you’re catching me.” “Uh, sure.” Jason hoped he wasn’t blushing. Leo stepped out next. “You’re catching me, too, Superman. But I ain’t holding your hand.

  Rick Riordan

  Fall, Hands, Jason

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• He blinked a few times, each motion so slow that he was never quite sure if he’d get his eyes open again. He wasn’t wearing a shirt. Funny how he was only just realizing it. Funnier still that he couldn’t seem to summon any concern for her maidenly sensibilities. She might be blushing. He couldn’t tell. It was too dark to see. But it didn’t matter. This was Honoria. She was a good egg. A sensible egg. She wouldn’t be scarred forever by the sight of his chest.

  Julia Quinn

  Eye, Dark, Sight

  Laurie Paige, Julia Quinn (2015). “Something to Hide”, p.142, Harlequin

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• If you're in the mood for a blushing art house romance, you'll fall for it, too.

  Katrina Onstad

  Art, Fall, House

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• The lily I condemned for thy hand, And buds of marjoram had stol'n thy hair: The roses fearfully on thorns did stand, One blushing shame, another white despair; A third, nor red nor white, had stol'n of both And to his robbery had annex'd thy breath; But, for his theft, in pride of all his growth A vengeful canker eat him up to death. More flowers I noted, yet I none could see But sweet or colour it had stol'n from thee.

  William Shakespeare

  Sweet, Flower, Pride

  William Shakespeare, Howard Staunton (1860). “The Plays of Shakespeare with the Poems”, p.775

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• Clothes were scattered across the floor in piles, a duffel bag open on the floor as if it had exploded. Isabelle's bright silver-gold whip hung from one bedpost, a lacy white bra from another. Simon averted his eyes. The curtains were drawn, the lamps extinguished. Isabelle flopped down on the edge of the bed and looked at him with bitter amusement. "A blushing vampire. Who would have guessed.

  Cassandra Clare

  Eye, White, Clothes

  Cassandra Clare (2010). “City of Glass”, p.324, Simon and Schuster

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• I always take blushing either for a sign of guilt, or of ill breeding.

  William Congreve

  Guilt, Breeding, Ill

  'The Way of the World' (1700) act 1, sc. 9

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• Sophos turned red, and I wondered about the circulation of his blood; maybe his body kept an extra supply of it in his head, ready for blushing.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Blood, Body, Red

  Megan Whalen Turner (2017). “World of the Queen's Thief Collection: The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, Thick as Thieves”, p.38, HarperCollins

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• [Tyson] looked him over with that massive baby-brown eye. “You are not dead. I like it when you are not dead.” Ella fluttered to the ground and began preening her feathers. “Ella found a dog,” she announced. “A large dog. And a Cyclops.” Was she blushing? Before Percy could decide, his black mastiff pounced on him, knocking Percy to the ground and barking so loudly that even Arion backed up. “Hey, Mrs. O'Leary,” Percy said. “Yeah, I love you, too, girl. Good dog.” Hazel squeaked. “You have a hellhound named Mrs. O'Leary?” “Long story.

  Rick Riordan

  Girl, Dog, Baby

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• Plainly, she is quite besotted by him,... a girl, a young girl, and she is falling in love for the first time in her life. ...little Kitty Howard at a loss, stumbling in her speech, blushing like a rose, thinking of someone else and not herself is to see a girl become a woman.

  Philippa Gregory

  Girl, Falling In Love, Loss

  Philippa Gregory (2011). “Philippa Gregory's Tudor Court 6-Book Boxed Set: The Constant Princess, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Boleyn Inheritance, The Queen's Fool, The Virgin's Lover, and The Other Queen”, p.1519, Simon and Schuster

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• I'll not meddle with it; it is a dangerous thing; it makes a man a coward; a man cannot steal, but it accuseth him; a man cannot swear, but it checks him; a man cannot lie with his neighbor's wife, but it detects him. 'Tis a blushing, shame -faced spirit, that mutinies in a man's bosom ; it fills one full of obstacles; it made me once restore a purse of gold that by chance I found; it beggars any man that keeps it; it is turned out of all towns and cities for a dangerous thing; and every man that means to live well endeavors to trust to himself and live without it.

  William Shakespeare

  Lying, Mean, Men

  "King Richard III. King Henry VIII. Troilus and Cressida. Timon of Athens. Coriolanus".

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• I don't know what you may have seen fit to tell her, Venetia, but so far as I understand it you could think of nothing better to do than to beguile her with some farrago about wishing Damerel to strew rose-leaves for you to walk on!" Damerel, who had resumed his seat, had been staring moodily into the fire, but at these words he looked up quickly. "Rose-leaves?" His eyes went to Venetia's face, wickedly quizzing her. "But my dear girl, at this season?" "Be quiet, you wretch!" she said, blushing.

  Georgette Heyer

  Girl, Eye, Thinking

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• Sometimes when she looks at him that way he finds himself almost blushing; a feeling so strange he almost doesn’t recognize it. Jace Wayland doesn’t blush.

  Cassandra Clare

  Feelings, Looks, Way

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• So say I’m your mom.' 'What?' I said. 'I’m your mom,' he repeated. 'Now tell me you want to quit modeling.' I could feel myself blushing. 'I can’t do that,' I said. 'Why not?' he asked. 'Is it so hard to believe? You think I’m not a good role-player?' 'No,' I said. 'It’s just–' 'Because I am. Everyone wanted me to be their mother in group.' I just looked at him. 'I just… It’s weird.' 'No, it’s hard. But not impossible. Just try it.' A week earlier, I hadn’t even known what color his eyes were. Now, we were family. At least temporarily.

  Sarah Dessen

  Mom, Mother, Believe

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• You’re here.” “I am.” Jason boldly took in the way she looked. “I take it you don’t often wear that dress in court.” “Probably not a good idea.” He grinned. “Yes, I can imagine it would be somewhat awkward standing before a judge who has a huge hard-on.” “Is that the effect this dress has?” Taylor’s eyes traveled downward, to the zipper of Jason’s pants, and he was momentarily caught off guard by her bluntness. Her eyes sparkled, amused. “You’re blushing, Jason. That’s cute.

  Julie James

  Cute, Eye, Here I Am

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• Ooh, you look much tastier than Crabbe and Goyle, Harry" said Hermione, before catching sight of Ron's raised eyebrows, blushing slightly and saying "oh you know what I mean - Goyle's Potion looked like bogies.

  J. K. Rowling

  Mean, Sight, Eyebrows

  J.K. Rowling (2015). “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”, p.51, Pottermore

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• Big bad merc, down with a basic hip toss. In your place I'd be blushing.

  Ilona Andrews

  Toss, Hips, Bigs

  Ilona Andrews (2008). “Magic Burns”, p.179, Penguin

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• Yawns are not the only infectious things out there besides germs. Giggles can spread from person to person. So can blushing. But maybe the most powerful infectious thing is the act of speaking the truth.

  Vera Nazarian

  Inspirational, Powerful, Germs

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