abode of love

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We left that beautiful mansion, once the abode of love and happiness, now a dungeon house of despair;—we came to this lone, obscure spot, where I resumed my father's name, and gave it to you.

From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Hentz, Caroline Lee

This thought of a possible future home, the abode of love and happiness, should be the greatest safeguard to every young girl in her acquaintance and association with young men.

From Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls by Starrett, Helen Ekin

These receptacles and abodes in man are called will and understanding; the receptacle and abode of love is called the will, and the receptacle and abode of wisdom is called the understanding.

From Angelic Wisdom Concerning the Divine Love and the Divine Wisdom by Ager, John

But the military Briton, who has invaded the country at large, must needs now invade also this cosey abode of love.

From A Second Book of Operas by Krehbiel, Henry Edward

"This is my abode of love," said my guide.

From How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. by Malins, Geoffrey H.