Motif
unattainable beloved separated by a slight boundary
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Forbidden and Transgressive Love. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5286-5376 confidence: high
He addresses the woods, says he is fatally in love, describes the little water separating him from the image, and notes that the figure appears to return his gestures, smiles, tears, nods, and silent words.
The youth says no major barrier separates him from the beloved image, only a little water that prevents touch.
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