Blessed is the eye

That is between Severn and Wye.

This proverb Fuller supposes to refer not only to the beautiful and fertile country so situated, but also to allude to the safety from hostile invasions arising from the protection of those two rivers.

Entry taken from Provincial Glossary, edited by Francis Grose.

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