DorigenA lady of high family, who married Arviragus out of pity for
his love and meekness. She was greatly beloved by Aurelius, to whom she
had been long known. Aurelius, during the absence of Arviragus, tried
to win the heart of the young wife; but Dorigen made answer that she
would never listen to him till the rocks that beset the coast of
Britain are removed “and there n'is no stone yseen.” Aurelius, by the
aid of a young magician of Orleans, caused all the rocks to disappear,
and claimed his reward. Dorigen was very sad, but her husband insisted
that she should keep her word, and she went to meet Aurelius. When
Aurelius saw how sad she was, and heard what Arviragus had counselled,
he said he would rather die than injure so true a wife and noble a
gentleman. So she returned to her husband happy and untainted. (See
Dianora.) ( Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Dorigen from Infoplease:
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