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... eyes grew dim . When , with a quivering sigh , the music stopped , Orpheus fearlessly pled his cause . To let him have Eury- dice , to give him back his more than life , to grant that he might lead her with him up to " the light of ...
... eyes grew dim . When , with a quivering sigh , the music stopped , Orpheus fearlessly pled his cause . To let him have Eury- dice , to give him back his more than life , to grant that he might lead her with him up to " the light of ...
Page 86
... eyes that look upon it . . . There , too , the pliant gold is mixed with the threads . " -OVID . Their canvases wrought , then did Athené and Arachne hasten to cover them with pictures such as no skilled worker of tapestry has ever ...
... eyes that look upon it . . . There , too , the pliant gold is mixed with the threads . " -OVID . Their canvases wrought , then did Athené and Arachne hasten to cover them with pictures such as no skilled worker of tapestry has ever ...
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... eyes of the herd met the eyes of Deirdrê , a soul was born in him , and he knew things of which he never before had dreamed . " If I can do one thing to please thee , that will I do , " he said . " Aye , and gladly pay for it with my ...
... eyes of the herd met the eyes of Deirdrê , a soul was born in him , and he knew things of which he never before had dreamed . " If I can do one thing to please thee , that will I do , " he said . " Aye , and gladly pay for it with my ...
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Acrisius Aphrodite Apollo Arachne arms Atalanta Baldur beautiful Beowulf birds blood Cathbad chariot Charlemagne child children of Lîr Conor creature cried cruel dark daughter dead dear death Deirdrê Diana dreams earth Echo Emain Macha Erin Eros Eurydice evil eyes face fair father fear fell fierce flowers Freya Ganelon gazed goddess gods gold golden Grendel grew grey Halcyone hand happiness heard heart hero honour Hrothgar Hyacinthus Kemoc king knew land Lavarcam listened live Loch Etive looked Marpessa Meleager Midas mighty monster mother mountain Naoise never night nymphs Odin Olympus Orpheus palace Pallas Athené passed Perseus Phaeton Polydectes Psyche queen river Roland Sea of Moyle slay sleep smiled song Sons of Usna sorrow soul spoke stood sweet swiftly sword thee thing thou told trees voice warriors weary wind wings woman words Zephyrus Zeus