Undine and our sylvan world; sixteen nature sketches . ^fc4 -i^O. ? I), tj ^-^ FOXY ^ ^. FOXYjHE story of Narcissus isfeomewhat known by most^people of our time, at least/the average person knowsteat he was the youth whosaw his own reflection in the water,pined away with love for it, and fromwhose remains the flower Narcissussprung up. Ethelbert Nevin knewsomething of the story and made hisname immortal by a rippling waterscene based on the myth. If you read the original story as itappears in Ovid you will find that thereare some moral lessons in it, as well asa pleasant little creation myth o
Undine and our sylvan world; sixteen nature sketches . ^fc4 -i^O. ? I), tj ^-^ FOXY ^ ^. FOXYjHE story of Narcissus isfeomewhat known by most^people of our time, at least/the average person knowsteat he was the youth whosaw his own reflection in the water,pined away with love for it, and fromwhose remains the flower Narcissussprung up. Ethelbert Nevin knewsomething of the story and made hisname immortal by a rippling waterscene based on the myth. If you read the original story as itappears in Ovid you will find that thereare some moral lessons in it, as well asa pleasant little creation myth of theflower. If you have in mind the pretty part,-107-
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