Motif
fair-weather love abandoned when beauty fades
fair_weather_love_abandoned_when_beauty_fades
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Jealousy and Rivalry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jámí FIFTH GARDEN / A LOVERS' DIALOGUE / A KIND FRIEND / A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN; lines 2013-2038 confidence: high
A beautiful woman has many admirers and many visitors; when her attractions disappear and she becomes ugly, her lovers abandon her.
The woman's admirers abandon her after her attractions disappear.
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