Nymphs
[nɪmf]
Examples
- River nymphs, sea nymphs, I do not mind in the least! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- A modern steamer, with a noisy screw beating the waters, is enough to scare away all the nymphs in the vicinity. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You had better beware, Caliphronas, as the nymphs might take a fancy to you as they did to Hylas. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- In old times the woods and solitudes were made joyous to the shepherd by the imaginary piping and dancing of Pan and the nymphs. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Wild roses red as dawn When nymphs awaken, Frail lilies white and wan As love forsaken. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Then they slipped ashore and ran into the grove again, like nymphs. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Typist: Rex