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 Ma’gi (The),Magic Rings. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Magic Garters.
 
Made of the strips of a young hare’s skin saturated with motherwort. Those who wear these garters excel in speed.   1
       
“Were it not for my magic garters …
I should not continue the business long.”
       
Longfellow: The Golden Legend.
 


 Ma’gi (The),Magic Rings. 

 
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