E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Rosabelle.
The favourite palfrey of Mary Queen of Scots. (See HORSE.)
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“I could almost swear I am at this moment mounted on my own favourite Rosabelie, who was never matched in Scotland for swiftness, for ease of motion, and for sureness of foot,”—Sir W. Scott: The Abbot, chap. xxxvi.
