E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Sal’sabil.
A fountain in Paradise. (Al Koran, xxvi.)
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“Mahomet was taking his afternoon nap in his Paradise. A houri had rolled a cloud under his head, and he was snoring serenely near the fountain of Salsabil.”—Croquemitaine, ii. 8.
