Philostratus in turn described Andros as a land of Cockaigne for inebriates. |
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Marc Lescarbot called Acadia the promised land of the French, and Nicolas Denys compared it to Cockaigne, a mythical land of plenty. |
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In Cockaigne the rivers run with wine, the hills are made of sugar candy and there are no lawyers. |
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For Pot Luck, the artist Gayle Chong Kwan has produced two pieces of work, the first of which is Cockaigne, a series of photographs that form a mythical, panoramic landscape created from one single food stuff. |
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But in this world, simple walking is a Cockaigne miracle, like honest usury and pious bawdry. |
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Over time, in folk song and legend, the Valley of Jauja became associated with the Land of Cockaigne. |
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