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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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| in Homer, is the girdle of Venus, of magical power to move to ardent love. In Jerusalem Delivered, Ar’mida wore a similar cestus. | 1 |
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