being timid, modest or shy due to a lack of self-cofidence
Paradise Lost
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Adam, mis-thought of her to
thee so dear?
To whom with healing words
Adam replied.
Daughter of God and Man,
immortal Eve!
For such thou art; from sin
and blame entire:
Not diffident of thee do I
dissuade
Thy absence from my sight, but
to avoid
IX, 289-294
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Paradise Lost
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Not diffident of thee do I
dissuade
Thy absence from my sight, but
to avoid
The attempt itself, intended
by our foe.
For he who tempts, though in
vain, at least asperses
The tempted with dishonour
foul; supposed
Not incorruptible of faith,
not proof
IX, 293-298
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Dughlas
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The Brit press is only happy if royal spouses are diffident white English roses with a history of mental health struggles they can Sadface the occasional solemn column about.
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