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An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics

Note 14 — Dr. B. STEVENSON STANOYEVICH

John Bowring translation

The leech, Sanguisuga; but in Serbian there is no disagreeable association with the word. It is the name usually employed to describe the beauty of the eyebrows, as swallows' wings are the simile used for eyelashes. (S. J. B.)

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