Mirror of King Ryence (The).
This mirror was made by Merlin, and those who looked in it saw whatever they wished to see (Spenser: Faërie Queene, bk. iii.)
This mirror was made by Merlin, and those who looked in it saw whatever they wished to see (Spenser: Faërie Queene, bk. iii.)
Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.