Motif
noble beauty concealed by poverty or worn garments
noble_beauty_concealed_by_poverty_or_worn_garments
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family, within the sub-family Disguised Status and Concealed Identities. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 2773-2812 confidence: medium
In the chamber is an old decrepit woman on a cushion in old tattered satin; Geraint thinks she must have been very fair in youth.
The old woman is described as having once been very fair despite her present decrepitude and tattered satin, while the maiden is exceptionally beautiful despite old worn clothing.
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