sea-maid
AmericanEtymology
Origin of sea-maid
Example Sentences
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The sea-maid was not in sight, truly; but as long as he stood alone in the moonlight scene, he felt that her presence was with him.
From The Mermaid A Love Tale by Lily Dougall
He did not think that the sea-maid herself knew that he had seen her there.
From The Mermaid A Love Tale by Lily Dougall
"What is a mother?" asked one little sea-maid, while the other laughed as if the word amused her.
From Lulu's Library, Volume II by Louisa May Alcott
The sea-maid turned about, and her face flashed suddenly upon him, bright in the moonlight.
From The Mermaid A Love Tale by Lily Dougall
He thought the sea-maid did not know that he had seen her, for her footsteps came on after his own.
From The Mermaid A Love Tale by Lily Dougall
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