Bride of the Sea, Venice, so called from the ancient ceremony of the doge marrying the city to the Adriatic by throwing a ring into it, pronouncing these words, "We wed thee, O sea, in token of perpetual domination."
Bridge. The imaginary bridge between earth and the Mohammedan paradise is called "Al Sirat´."
The rainbow bridge which spans heaven and earth in Scandinavian mythology is called "Bif´rost."
Bridge of Gold. According to German tradition, Charlemagne's spirit crosses the Rhine on a golden bridge, at Bingen, in reasons of plenty, and blesses both cornfields and vineyards.
Thou standest, like imperial Charlemagne,
Upon thy bridge of gold.
Longfellow, Autumn.
Bridge of Sighs, the covered passageway which connects the palace of the doge in Venice with the State prisons. Called "the Bridge of Sighs," because the condemned passed over it from the judgment hall to the place of execution. Hood has a poem called The Bridge of Sighs.
Bridgemore (Mr.), of Fish Street Hill, London. A dishonest merchant, wealthy, vulgar, and purse-proud. He is invited to a soirée given by lord Abberville, "and counts the servants, gapes at the lustres, and never enters the drawing-room at all, but stays below, chatting with the travelling tutor."
Mrs. Bridgemore, wife of Mr. Bridgemore, equally vulgar, but with more pretension to gentility.