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THIRD BOOK, 
LESSON LXYIIL 
THE MASK OF NATURE 
beau-ti-ful orys-tal 
ap-pronch-es lan-guid 
gar-land riv-u-lets 
trans-pa-rent grate-ful 
re-frosh-ment a-old 
twi-light 
UNn-a-Wares 
par-tridge 
pheas-ant 
i-ei-ele 
Who is this beautiful virgin that approaches, 
clothed in a robe of light green? She has a gar- 
land of flowers on her head, and flowers spring 
up wherever she sets her foot. The snow which 
sovered the fields, and the ice which was on the 
rivers melt away when she breathes upon them, 
The young lambs frisk about her, and the birds 
warble to welcome her coming; when they see her, 
they begin to choose their mates, and to build 
their nests. Youths and maidens, have ye seen 
this beautiful virgin? If ye have, tell who she is, 
and what is her name? 
Who isthis that cometh from the south, thinly 
clad in a light transparent garment? Her breath 
is hot and sultry; she seeks the refreshment of 
the cool shade; she seeks the clear streams, the 
crystal brook to bathe her languid limbs. The 
brooks and rivulets fly from her, and are dried up 
at her approach. She cools her parched lips with 
berries, and the grateful acid of fruits. "The 
tanned haymakers welcome her coming, and the 
sheep-shearer, who clips the fleeces of his flock 
with his sounding shears. When she cometh, let