cavaliere servente
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Corte'jo, a cavaliere servente, who as Byron says in Beppo: Coach, servants, gondola, must go to call, And carries fan and tippet, gloves and shawl.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
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
"You can't have Captain Vauvenarde for your husband, Dale for your cavaliere servente, and myself for your guide, philosopher and friend all at the same time."
From Simon the Jester by Locke, William John
At Ravenna, he frequented all the salons where he was introduced; and at the request of Count G——, became the cavaliere servente of the young countess.
From My Recollections of Lord Byron by Jerningham, Hubert E. H. (Hubert Edward Henry), Sir
"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
