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8. (1898) Classic myths in english literature

The breeze moved not her hair, no color was on her cheek, her eyes glared fixed and immovable, there was no sign of life about her. […] He consented, but, at the same time, warned her that her beauty would defeat her purpose. […] The wind catches her garments, and her unbound hair streams loose behind her. […] But the thought of her parents and of her sisters, left in ignorance of her fate, preyed on her mind to such a degree that at last, telling her distress to her lord, she drew from him an unwilling consent that her sisters should be brought to see her. […] The breezes gave wings to her feet; her hair flew over her shoulders, and the gay fringe of her garment fluttered behind her.

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