river nymph
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The burgundy DS, with its space-age silhouette and directional headlights that follow the turning of the wheel, has curves as gentle as a Maillol river nymph.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
All this is to be taken off for safekeeping and sealed up,—maybe, in the crystal caves of the river nymph, Aréthusa.
From Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium by Bigelow, Glenna Lindsley
Then the minstrel sang of Peleus, the King of Phthia, and of his marriage to the river nymph, Thetis.
From The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy by Pogany, Willy
Nor the sylvan goddess am I,"—to the Wise she thus replied; "Neither of the mountain, Brahmins—nor the river nymph am I. Know me but a mortal being—O, ye rich in holiness!
From Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems by Milman, Henry Hart
Vivian Grey discovered that this deity was but an idol of brass, and this garden of Eden but a savage waste; for, if the river nymph had gained a soul, he had gained Experience.
From Vivian Grey by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
