On the blush of modesty
11:4
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Sulla, when the blood mantled his cheeks, was in his fiercest mood.
Pompey had the most sensitive cast of countenance; he always blushed in the presence of a gathering, and especially at a public assembly.
Fabianus also, I remember, reddened when he appeared as a witness before the senate; and his embarrassment became him to a remarkable degree.
Book: Moral Letters Vol I
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the blush of modesty
Location: Chapter 11, Section 4
Content:
4.
Sulla, when the blood mantled his cheeks, was in his fiercest mood.
Pompey had the most sensitive cast of countenance; he always blushed in the presence of a gathering, and especially at a public assembly.
Fabianus also, I remember, reddened when he appeared as a witness before the senate; and his embarrassment became him to a remarkable degree.