cavaliere servente
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Lord Lyttelton was my cavaliere servente that evening, though, as usual, his chief attention was paid to Mr. Robinson.
From Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire by Robinson, Mary
Even from sheer loneliness she accepts his attentions and allows him to drop into the acknowledged position of her cavaliere servente.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
Behind the chair of every lady stands her cavaliere servente, or bows before her with a cup of chocolate, or, sweet abasement! stoops to adjust the foot-stool better to her satin shoe.
From Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions by Howells, William Dean
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
Teresa Mocenni at Siena, and relates to the death of Mario Bianchi, who had long been her devoted cavaliere servente.
From The Countess of Albany by Lee, Vernon
