coyness

I call it folly, not because I am adverse to feminine reserve, not because I am prone to quarrel even with what I call coyness; but because I know his nature so well, and feel that he would not bear rebuffs of which many another man would think nothing; that he would not bring himself to ask again, perhaps even for a seventh time, as they might do.

Ayala's Angel 2004

I call it folly, not because I am adverse to feminine reserve, not because I am prone to quarrel even with what I call coyness; but because I know his nature so well, and feel that he would not bear rebuffs of which many another man would think nothing; that he would not bring himself to ask again, perhaps even for a seventh time, as they might do.

Ayala's Angel 1993

Feigned unwillingness or indifference in obedience to such advice may perhaps be called coyness, but it is only a coarse primitive phase of that attitude, based on sordid, mercenary motives, whereas true modern coyness consists in an impulse, grounded in modesty, to conceal affection.

Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

I call it folly, not because I am adverse to feminine reserve, not because I am prone to quarrel even with what I call coyness; but because I know his nature so well, and feel that he would not bear rebuffs of which many another man would think nothing; that he would not bring himself to ask again, perhaps even for a seventh time, as they might do.

Ayala's Angel 1881

I call it folly, not because I am adverse to feminine reserve, not because I am prone to quarrel even with what I call coyness; but because I know his nature so well, and feel that he would not bear rebuffs of which many another man would think nothing; that he would not bring himself to ask again, perhaps even for

Ayala's Angel 1881

The kind of coyness which she had displayed had been the very infatuation of feminine imbecility.

Ayala's Angel 2004

The kind of coyness which she had displayed had been the very infatuation of feminine imbecility.

Ayala's Angel 1993

Inasmuch as she _must_ resist whether she likes the man or not, how could such sham "coyness" be a symptom of love?

Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

It is in _this_ sense that "coyness" is obviously a trait of primitive maidens.

Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

They make the capture a sequence of "coyness," whereas in truth the coyness (if it may be so called) is a result of capture.

Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890