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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Bride of the Sea. | |
| Venice; so called from the ancient ceremony of the Doge, who threw a ring into the Adriatic, saying, “We wed thee, O sea, in token, of perpetual domination.” | 1 |
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