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... smiled to think how Pygmalion at last was on his knees . In token that his prayer was answered , three times she made the flames on the altar shoot up in a fiery point , and Pygmalion went home , scarcely daring to hope , not allowing ...
... smiled to think how Pygmalion at last was on his knees . In token that his prayer was answered , three times she made the flames on the altar shoot up in a fiery point , and Pygmalion went home , scarcely daring to hope , not allowing ...
Page 178
... smiled at her in rapture , her red lips also parted in a smile . He stretched out his arms towards her , and her arms were stretched to him . Almost trembling in his delight , he slowly stooped to kiss her . Nearer she drew to him ...
... smiled at her in rapture , her red lips also parted in a smile . He stretched out his arms towards her , and her arms were stretched to him . Almost trembling in his delight , he slowly stooped to kiss her . Nearer she drew to him ...
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... smile upon him , the queen of the gods , who had no dread of ugly things , and whose heart was full of love and of pity , smiled her gentle smile on the piteous little creature who had never known looks of anything but horror and ...
... smile upon him , the queen of the gods , who had no dread of ugly things , and whose heart was full of love and of pity , smiled her gentle smile on the piteous little creature who had never known looks of anything but horror and ...
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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