sea-maid
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Origin of sea-maid
Example Sentences
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Come what come might, his spirit walked the beach that night with the beautiful spirit that the face of the sea-maid interpreted to him.
From The Mermaid A Love Tale by Dougall, Lily
Was it not possible that he, rude, whimsical man that he was, might have influence with the sea-maid of the laughing face?
From The Mermaid A Love Tale by Dougall, Lily
He did not think that the sea-maid herself knew that he had seen her there.
From The Mermaid A Love Tale by Dougall, Lily
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 Dougall, Lily
As it was, a pair of brown eyes blinded him, and the tones of a voice sweeter than the songs of Oberon's sea-maid filled his ears.
From A Fool for Love by Lynde, Francis
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