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On Saturday October 24 at 4: 00 pm Prinz Gholam (Wolfgang Prinz & Michel Gholam) will present their performance "Air" near the northern exedra of the Tuileries Gardens (a rectangular pond situated parallel to the central alley).— Art Knowledge News
Lounging on an exedra was a young woman in a woolen chiton, barefoot and trifling with the Greek ampyx that bound her golden hair Laodice put up her veil and looked with hurrying heart at her hostess.— The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem
So when the evening of the second week to a day of his sojourn in the city came round, unable to endure longer, he turned his steps with considerable apprehension toward the house of Amaryllis When he was led across the threshold of the Greek's hall, he saw Amaryllis sitting in her exedra, her slim white arms crossed back of her head, her tiring-woman, summoned for a casual attention, busy with a parted ribbon on the sandal of the lady's foot The Maccabee awaited her invitation.— The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem
He rose and met her half-way across the hall; took her hand and held it while they walked back to the exedra, and gazed at her face for evidence that her sojourn in this house had been unhappy or otherwise; noted that she had let down her hair and braided it; observed every infinitesimal change that can attract only the lover's eye Sit," he said, giving her a place beside him.— The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem
When no response was made to her knock, Laodice opened the door and passed in Her old conductors followed her Amaryllis sat in her ivory chair; opposite her in the exedra was Philadelphus.— The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem

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