Coquetry

Coquetry is an affectation of amorous tenderness, especially of a woman directed towards a man. It is often considered to be a form of flirtation, but may be distinguished as being subtler and more innocent. Quotes Like a lovely treeShe grew to womanhood, and between whilesRejected several suitors, just to learnHow to accept a better in his turn. Lord Byron, Don Juan (1818-24), Canto II, Stanza 128. Such is your cold coquette, who can't say "No,"And won't say "Yes," and keeps you on and off-ingOn a lee-shore, till it begins to blow,Then sees your heart wreck'd, with an inward scoffing. Lord Byron, Don Juan (1818-24), Canto XII, Stanza 63. Coquetry is the essential characteristic, and the prevalent humor of women; but they do not all practise it, because the coquetry of some it restrained by fear or by reason. François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665–1678), No. 252. It is a species of coquetry to make a parade of never practising it. François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665–1678), No. 110. Women know not the whole of their coquetry. François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665–1678), No. 342. The greatest miracle of love is the cure of coquetry. François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims (1665–1678), No. 359. Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 139-40. Or light or dark, or short or tall,She sets a springe to snare them all:All's one to her—above her fanShe'd make sweet eyes at Caliban. Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Quatrains, Coquette. In the School of Coquettes Madam Rose is a scholar;—O, they fish with all netsIn the School of Coquettes!When her brooch she forgets 'Tis to show her new collar;In the School of Coquettes Madam Rose is a scholar! Austin Dobson, Rose-Leaves, Circe. Coquetry whets the appetite; flirtation depraves it. Coquetry is the thorn that guards the rose—easily trimmed off when once plucked. Flirtation is like the slime on water-plants, making them hard to handle, and when caught, only to be cherished in slimy waters. Ike Marvel, Reveries of a Bachelor, Sea-Coal, I. External links coquetry Category:Sexuality Category:Discourse Category:Interpersonal relationships