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| Expression | 1. An imaginary being supposed to inhabit mines, etc. German folklore tells of two species; one fierce and malevolent, the other gentle, See Kobold . No goblin or swart fairy of the mine Hath hurtful power over true virginity. --Milton.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: FAIRY OF THE MINE
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| Fairy of the mine | An imaginary being supposed to inhabit mines, etc. German folklore tells of two species; one fierce and malevolent, the other gentle, See Kobold . No goblin or swart fairy of the mine Hath hurtful power over true virginity. --Milton. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: FAIRY OF THE MINE
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| Fairy of the Mine | Literature | 1: Milton: Comus, 447-8. 2: "No goblin, or swart fairy of the mine, 3: A malevolent being supposed to live in mines, busying itself with cutting ore, turning the windlass, etc., and yet effecting nothing. (See Gnome.) 4: Hath hurtful power o'er true virginity." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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