False modesty — Mythoi

Motif

False modesty.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – personal. · view the constellation · filed as W136

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Filed under Unfavorable traits of character – personal.

1 finer motif beneath it

Look! look! she cries from the barrel. A nobleman has arranged for a peasant girl to become his mistress. When he comes to take her away he cannot find her. Disappointed, he is about to depart when the girl, who has hidden in a barrel, calls out "Look!" She really wants to be found

Filed beside it

Laziness Slovenliness. (Cf. Q322.) Vanity Boastfulness Cowardice Indecision. (Cf. J1040.) Gluttony Disobedience Petulance Dissatisfaction Profligacy Inconsistency Curiosity Talkativeness

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