Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bower of Bliss

in Wandering Island, the enchanted residence of Acrasia, destroyed by Sir Guyon. (Spenser: Faërie Queene, book ii.) (“Bower” to rhyme with flower.)

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