Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Stowe

(1 syl.). The fair majestic paradise of Stowe (Thomson: Autumn). The principal seat of the Duke of Buckingham.

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