The Rape of the Lock

What do the sylphs look like when they gater around the sails of the boat?

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The sylphs come when Ariel calls and they gather around the sails of the boat. Their transparent bodies are too small for men to see. Their wings look like the wings of insects. Their bodies half dissolve in the light from the sun. Their brightly colored clothing flutters in the breeze.