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And there was that maiden undoing her hair that she might wash it, her two arms out through the armholes of her…

Date of account: Published 1911
Source: Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race
Reference: Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race · selected passage 42
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

Record summary

And there was that maiden undoing her hair that she might wash it, her two arms out through the armholes of her smock

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And there was that maiden undoing her hair that she might wash it, her two arms out through the armholes of her smock. Each of her two arms was as white as the snow of a single night, and each of her cheeks was as rosy as the foxglove. Even and small were the teeth in her head, and they shone like pearls. Her eyes were as blue as a hyacinth, her lips delicate and crimson; very high, soft and white were her shoulders. Tender, polished and white were her wrists; her fingers long and of great whiteness; her nails were beautiful and pink. White as snow, or the foam of a wave, was her neck; long was it, slender, and as soft as silk. Smooth and white were her thighs; her knees were round and firm and white; her ankles were as straight as the rule of a carpenter. Her feet were slim and as white as the ocean’s foam; evenly set were her eyes; her eyebrows were of a bluish black, such as you see upon the shell of a beetle.

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