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characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
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so thin as to transmit light
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so thin as to transmit light
- Here comes the lady:—O, so light a foot Will ne'er wear out the everlasting flint: A lover may bestride the gossamer That idles in the wanton summer air And yet not fall; so light is vanity.2.6 — Act 2 Scene 6 — Friar Lawrence's Cell (48% in)
There are no more uses of "gossamer" in Romeo and Juliet.
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