Brewer's: Mezzoramia

An earthly paradise somewhere in Africa, but accessible by only one narrow road. Gaudentio di Lucca discovered this secret road, and resided in this paradise for twenty-five years. (Simon Berington: Gaudentio di Lucca.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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