cavaliere servente
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The cavaliere servente was extinct early in this century; and men and women opened their eyes upon an era of work, the most industrious age that the world has ever seen.
From Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions by Howells, William Dean
The cavaliere servente flourishes still as in the days of Beppo, and it is to him only that the lady condescends to talk.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker
She was an honest young woman, and she readily confessed that fluent manners and the air of the cavaliere servente were things she did not love.
From The Half-Hearted by Buchan, John
"So this is your daily cavaliere servente," added M. M., with a wry smile, turning his lorgnette upon me.
From White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
"So you are not going?" cried the blonde beauty, who was particularly anxious that her cavaliere servente should be in attendance on this occasion.
From White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor