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Identifier: internationallib02lang (find matches)
Title: The International library of famous literature : selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern, with biographical and explanatory notes and with introductions
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 Mitchell, Donald Grant, 1822-1908
Subjects: Literature
Publisher: New York Merrill and Baker
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good old dames had fallen into a strange per-plexity. For, though the eye shone and glistened like a staras Scarecrow held it out, yet the Gray Women caught not theleast glimpse of its light, and were, all three, in utter darknessfrom too impatient a desire to see. Quicksilver was so much tickled at beholding Shakejointand Nightmare both groping for the eye, and each finding faultwith Scarecrow and with one another, that he could scarcelyhelp laughing aloud. Now is your time ! he whispered to Perseus. Quick,quick ! before they can clap the eye into either of their heads.Rush out upon the old ladies and snatch it from Scarecrowshand. In an instant, while the Three Gray Women were stillscolding each other, Perseus leaped from behind the clump ofbushes and made himself master of the prize. The marvelouseye, as he held it in his hand, shone very brightly, and seemedto look up into his face with a knowing air, and an expressionas if it would have winked had it been provided with a pair of
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PERSEUS WITH THE HEAD OF MEDUSAFrom a stutue by Benvenuto Cellini nil. GORGONS iikaI). 491 eyelids for thai purpose. But the Gray Women knew nothingof what had happened, and, each supposing that out of heisisters was in possession of the eve, they began their quarrel anew. At last, as Perseus did not wish to put these respectarble dames to greater inconvenience than was really necessary.In- thought it right to explain the matter. •• My good ladies, said he, pray do not be angry with oneanother. If anybody is in fault, it is myself, for I have thehonor to hold your very brilliant and excellent eye in my ownhand. You! you have our eye? And who are you? screamedthe Three Gray Women all in a breath, for they were terriblyfrightened, of course, at hearing a strange voice and discover-ing that their eyesight had got into the hands of they couldnot guess whom. Oh, what shall we do, sisters ? what shallwe do ? We are all in the dark ! Give us our eye ! Give usour one precious, solitary eyinternationallib02lang

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