Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875, Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William), 1832-1894, Bayes, Alfred Walter, 1832-1909, ill · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 934
ike it, no one knoweth whither. Thus sighed the Dryad; and she prayed: Take from me the years that were destined for me, and give me buthalf of the life of the ephemeral fly! Deliver me from my prison!Give me human life, human happiness, only a short span, only the onenight, if it cannot be… … THE BEAUTIFUL DRYAD. A rustling went through the leaves of the tree ; there was a tremblingin each of the leaves ; it seemed as though fire streamed through it. Agust of wind shook its green crown, and from the midst of that crowna female figure came forth. In the same moment she was sitting…
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