talesfromweirdland:MAID AGNES musing sat aloneUpon the lonely strand;The breaking waves sighed oft a
talesfromweirdland:MAID AGNES musing sat aloneUpon the lonely strand;The breaking waves sighed oft and lowUpon the white sea-sand.Watching the thin white foam, that brokeUpon the wave, sat she,When up a beauteous merman roseFrom the bottom of the seaJohn Bauer (1882-1918) illustration for Swedish folk tale, Agnes and the Sea King. -- source link
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