Bower of Bliss
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On learning her husband had fallen into the power of this enchantress, the lady had sought the Bower of Bliss and by dint of wifely devotion had rescued her spouse.
From The Book of the Epic by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
Although still mourning the loss of his companion, the palmer, Sir Guyon decides to continue his quest for the Bower of Bliss.
From The Book of the Epic by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
Sir Guyon, after conquering many foes of goodness, is the destroyer of the most perilous of them all, Acrasia, licentiousness, and her ensnaring Bower of Bliss.
From Spenser by R. W. (Richard William) Church
The following scenes in the Bower of Bliss were plainly suggested by the Palace of Circe, in the Odyssey; but where Homer is direct, simple, forceful, Spenser revels in luxuriant details.
From Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived by William Joseph Long
Spenser says she is an enchantress living in the "Bower of Bliss," in "Wandering Island."
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
