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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Agatha

Daughter of Cuno, the ranger, in love with Max, to whom she is to be married, provided he carries off the prize in the annual trial-shot. She is in danger of being shot by Max unwittingly, but is rescued by a hermit, and becomes the bride of the young huntsman. —Weber's Opera of Der Freischütz.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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