Beauty, Rustic
65. Beauty, Rustic
- Amaryllis a favorite subject of pastoral poets. [Rom. Lit.: Eclogues ]
- Chloë beautiful shepherdess beloved by Daphnis. [Rom. Lit.: “Daphne and Chloë” in Brewer Handbook, 204]
- Dulcinea beautiful peasant woman idealized by Don Quixote. [Span. Lit.: Don Quixote ]
- Pocahontas natural beauty embodied in an Indian maiden. [Am. Hist.: EB, VIII: 57]
- Ragmaid no one but the prince sees through her dishevelment. [Br. Fairy Tale: “The Little Ragmaid” in Macleod, 39–44]
- Tess of the D’Urbervilles beautiful country girl. [Br. Lit.: Tess of the D’Urbervilles ]
- Thestylis embodiment of peasant prettiness. [Br. Lit.: L’Allegro, Brewer Dictionary, 1074]
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