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“ I've seen much finer women , ripe and real , Than all the nonsense of their stone ideal . ” At the ghāt , full life and activity prevail , nothing interrupts the elastic movements of beautifully formed limbs , nothing can exceed the ...
“ I've seen much finer women , ripe and real , Than all the nonsense of their stone ideal . ” At the ghāt , full life and activity prevail , nothing interrupts the elastic movements of beautifully formed limbs , nothing can exceed the ...
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