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Narcissus
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Narcissus as in:  Greek Mythology

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  • From what's right there on the table, which that morning was a bud vase with a paper-white narcissus in it, picked from the bowl of forced bulbs sent over by Winifred.†   (source)
  • Purple hyacinths and narcissus came up in the garden, and tall stalks of mint, and every evening, at dusk, we wandered out into the yard and watched the starlings gathering in the trees.†   (source)
  • Our front yard in Abadan was filled with roses, jasmine, and narcissus.†   (source)
  • The watery images may further portend disaster in recalling the myth of Narcissus, who, falling in love with his reflection in the water, attempted to join it and so drowned.†   (source)
  • Her T-shirt read: MRS. NARCISSUS.†   (source)
  • Yet somewhere deep down a thin thread still ties us to that far-off misty Paradise, where Adam leans over a well and, unlike Narcissus, never even suspects that the pale yellow blotch appearing in it is he himself.†   (source)
  • He could see his own reflection in a tiny pool edged with moss and lilypads, and he looked at himself for a moment, as fascinated as Narcissus.†   (source)
  • There would be the smell of crushed narcissus on the sidewalk and lights shining from the night tables of second-story windows.†   (source)
  • What was important was that it was a bright, sunny day; her first narcissus were in bloom, and the daffodils behind them were already showing flower buds.†   (source)
  • Angelo, then, evil Duke of Squamuglia, has perhaps ten years before the play's opening murdered the good Duke of adjoining Faggio, by poisoning the feet on an image of Saint Narcissus.†   (source)
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  • "I guess it takes a lot of narcissus to spell Catherine," Virgie called, when Cassie still did not pass her.†   (source)
  • Narcissus does not fall in love with his reflection because it is beautiful, but because it is his. If it were his beauty that enthralled him, he would be set free in a few years by its fading.   (source)
  • The narcissus in the garden were white with mildew and the irises were beginning to wilt.†   (source)
  • She was holding an autograph pen and a crumpled poster of Narcissus.†   (source)
  • If we take it away, it might give Narcissus a reason to snap out of it.†   (source)
  • The mob was coming over the dunes, Narcissus in the lead, holding his bow like a band major's baton.†   (source)
  • "Forget Narcissus?" she said uncertainly.†   (source)
  • Apparently Narcissus wasn't completely stupid.†   (source)
  • Narcissus growled, which did make him look a little less handsome.†   (source)
  • "We met Narcissus," Hazel said, which didn't really explain much.†   (source)
  • "I am so hot," Narcissus said sympathetically.†   (source)
  • Narcissus took the mirror, reluctantly, and admired himself "Even you carry a picture of me?†   (source)
  • The nymphs clustered around Narcissus again and began recording new videos and taking more photos.†   (source)
  • And Narcissus might still know how to shoot his bow.†   (source)
  • Narcissus added, glaring very handsomely at Leo.†   (source)
  • "I love me so, so much," Narcissus agreed.†   (source)
  • Narcissus stumbled around blindly, swinging his bow like he was trying to hit a piñata.†   (source)
  • But the others returned their attention to Narcissus.†   (source)
  • You better just hang around that ugly dweeb Narcissus.†   (source)
  • Narcissus unslung his bow and grabbed an arrow from his dusty quiver.†   (source)
  • Narcissus is going to stay there until he dies again.†   (source)
  • If we survive this, you should forget Narcissus.†   (source)
  • You don't think you can still save Narcissus ...†   (source)
  • His own reflection rippled next to Narcissus's on the surface of the submerged bronze.†   (source)
  • Narcissus frowned, as though he was vaguely aware of a gnat buzzing around his head.†   (source)
  • She had the words NARCISSUS + LAIEA written up and down her arms in black marker.†   (source)
  • Narcissus was nocking an arrow, but it was so old and brittle, it broke into splinters.†   (source)
  • Sadly, the suits of armor were not as easily swayed as the Narcissus Fan Club had been.†   (source)
  • The whole mob began arguing while Narcissus stared at the lake, ignoring them.†   (source)
  • No, I was just thinking about the way you tricked Narcissus and those nymphs ...†   (source)
  • "But Narcissus is looking at it all the time," she said.†   (source)
  • "I'm so glad Narcissus is alive again," said another nymph in a gray dress.†   (source)
  • "Now she's got some weird idea he needs saving," said Mrs. Narcissus.†   (source)
  • Compared to Narcissus, he looked like an undergrown troll.†   (source)
  • But then Echo fell in love with our gorgeous guy, Narcissus—as if he would ever notice her.†   (source)
  • Now you have mistaken me for Narcissus.†   (source)
  • Nemesis had mentioned that Narcissus got agitated after dark, probably because he couldn't see his reflection anymore.†   (source)
  • He had the nymphs' attention, if only because they were stunned; but Narcissus was still fixed on his own reflection.†   (source)
  • She wrinkled her nose as if she'd come to the conclusion that Narcissus smelled worse than he looked.†   (source)
  • Narcissus turned and scowled at Leo.†   (source)
  • Anion took off across the water, the nymphs screaming behind them, and Narcissus shouting, "Bring me back!†   (source)
  • He's so lame, when you look up lame on Wikipedia, it's got a picture of Narcissus—only the picture's so ugly, no one ever checks it out.†   (source)
  • Narcissus knit his handsome eyebrows.†   (source)
  • Mrs. Narcissus tried to push Echo away, but she misjudged where the camouflaged girl was and ended up shoving several other nymphs.†   (source)
  • As Anion raced toward the Argo II, Leo remembered what Nemesis had said about Echo and Narcissus: Perhaps they'll teach you a lesson.†   (source)
  • "Save Narcissus," she said confidently.†   (source)
  • I need to ask Narcissus something.†   (source)
  • Leo had lost sight of Echo again, but now he realized she was kneeling on the other side of Narcissus, waving her hand in front of his face as if trying to break his concentration.†   (source)
  • Normally nymphs were quick—at least the ones at Camp Half-Blood were—but these were burdened with posters, T-shirts, and other NarcissusTM merchandise.†   (source)
  • "Narcissus," Echo agreed sadly.†   (source)
  • The crew compared notes on what had happened in Salt Lake City, but even Leo's ridiculous story about how he tricked Narcissus wasn't enough to cheer up the group.†   (source)
  • "I am so great," Narcissus sighed.†   (source)
  • "Excuse us," Leo told Narcissus.†   (source)
  • You know how ugly Narcissus is?†   (source)
  • Leo had thought she'd meant Narcissus, but now he wondered if the real lesson for him was Echo—invisible to her brethren, cursed to love someone who didn't care for her.†   (source)
  • Narcissus got to his feet.†   (source)
  • "Man," Leo said to Narcissus.†   (source)
  • Narcissus asked distractedly.†   (source)
  • Narcissus didn't even blink.†   (source)
  • Narcissus?†   (source)
  • Narcissus is weak!†   (source)
  • Narcissus?†   (source)
  • Narcissus insisted.†   (source)
  • Narcissus said.†   (source)
  • Narcissus frowned.†   (source)
  • Narcissus, listen.†   (source)
  • Narcissus said.†   (source)
  • Narcissus is a loser!†   (source)
  • "No," Narcissus said.†   (source)
  • Marry me, Narcissus!†   (source)
  • Narcissus shook his head.†   (source)
  • Narcissus demanded.†   (source)
  • So, Narcissus.†   (source)
  • Narcissus ordered.†   (source)
  • In Mary Holmes' garden the first narcissus bloomed on the first day of August, the day the radio announced, with studied objectivity, cases of radiation sickness in Adelaide and Sydney.†   (source)
  • Gennaro, even less enlightening than Angelo was, invokes the protection of God and Saint Narcissus for Niccolo, and they all ride on.†   (source)
  • Narcissus, with one pustule.†   (source)
  • This is the stage of Narcissus looking into the pool, of the Buddha sitting contemplative under the tree, but it is not the ultimate goal; it is a requisite step, but not the end.†   (source)
  • ....Dress stay crisp for him, button stay put, bloom narcissus—air stay still and sweet.†   (source)
  • She trembled all over, and shook like a white narcissus.†   (source)
  • The common herd is an old Narcissus who adores himself, and who applauds the vulgar herd.†   (source)
  • "Porthos, you are as vain as Narcissus; I plainly tell you so," replied Aramis.†   (source)
  • He was studying trypanosomes from a rat—an eight-branched rosette stained with polychrome methylene blue; a cluster of organisms delicate as a narcissus, with their purple nuclei, their light blue cells, and the thin lines of the flagella.†   (source)
  • Then up and up over a forest path and a gorge—then again up a hill that became solid with narcissus, from passengers to sky.†   (source)
  • Narcissus Off Duty†   (source)
  • Why, my dear Basil, he is a Narcissus, and you—well, of course you have an intellectual expression, and all that.†   (source)
  • Once, in boyish mockery of Narcissus, he had kissed, or feigned to kiss, those painted lips that now smiled so cruelly at him.†   (source)
  • He noticed particularly in the windows nosegays of tender, white, heavily fragrant narcissus bending over their bright, green, thick long stalks.†   (source)
  • And still deeper the meaning of that story of Narcissus, who because he could not grasp the tormenting, mild image he saw in the fountain, plunged into it and was drowned.†   (source)
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narcissus as in:  narcissus flowers

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  • But somehow—I don't know how it is but when Anne and them are together, though she ain't half as handsome, she makes them look kind of common and overdone—something like them white June lilies she calls narcissus alongside of the big, red peonies, that's what.   (source)
    narcissus = a type of flower
  • ...it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,   (source)
  • Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,   (source)
  • Against a setting of white narcissi, white trelliswork bowers, and lighted tapers in silver sconces festooned with bunches of faux black Muscadine grapes bedecked with spiralling silver ribbon, Mrs. Prior received in a gracious Chanel gown of ashes-of-roses with a draped skirt, its bodice ornamented with discreet seed pearls.†   (source)
    narcissi = flowers of a particular type
  • She moved through the sunlit garden, gathering narcissi, crimson-eyed and white.†   (source)
  • In the font hundreds of white narcissi seemed to be growing.†   (source)
  • Th' very little ones are snowdrops an' crocuses an' th' big ones are narcissuses an' jonquils and daffydowndillys.†   (source)
  • The air was dim and coloured from the windows and thrilled with a subtle scent of lilies and narcissi.†   (source)
  • intact and pure which I enclosed in them, gave to the most material pleasures, to the simplest scenes, the same attraction that they have in the works of the Primitives), I moved swiftly—so as to arrive, as soon as might be, at the table that was spread for me, with fruit and a flask of Chianti—across a Ponte Vecchio heaped with jonquils, narcissi and anemones.†   (source)
  • They're crocuses an' snowdrops, an' these here is narcissuses," turning to another patch, "an here's daffydowndillys.†   (source)
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  • When Marilla went home Anne came out of the fragrant twilight of the orchard with a sheaf of white narcissi in her hands.†   (source)
  • "I've had that said to me before, but I have my doubts about it," remarked skeptical Anne, sniffing at her narcissi.†   (source)
  • There were rosy bleeding-hearts and great splendid crimson peonies; white, fragrant narcissi and thorny, sweet Scotch roses; pink and blue and white columbines and lilac-tinted Bouncing Bets; clumps of southernwood and ribbon grass and mint; purple Adam-and-Eve, daffodils, and masses of sweet clover white with its delicate, fragrant, feathery sprays; scarlet lightning that shot its fiery lances over prim white musk-flowers; a garden it was where sunshine lingered and bees hummed, and winds, beguiled into loitering, purred and rustled.†   (source)
  • Silver plate sparkled in the jeweller's windows, and the light falling obliquely on the cathedral made mirrors of the corners of the grey stones; a flock of birds fluttered in the grey sky round the trefoil bell-turrets; the square, resounding with cries, was fragrant with the flowers that bordered its pavement, roses, jasmines, pinks, narcissi, and tube-roses, unevenly spaced out between moist grasses, catmint, and chickweed for the birds; the fountains gurgled in the centre, and under large umbrellas, amidst melons, piled up in heaps, flower-women, bare-headed, were twisting paper round bunches of violets.†   (source)
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