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Lancelot |
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Lancelot [ˈlɑːnslət] n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in Arthurian legend) one of the Knights of the Round Table; the lover of Queen Guinevere ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| They had analyzed and parsed it and torn it to pieces in general until it was a wonder there was any meaning at all left in it for them, but at least the fair lily maid and Lancelot and Guinevere and King Arthur had become very real people to them, and Anne was devoured by secret regret that she had not been born in Camelot. ``Was it in battle that Lancelot de Lac and Sir Tristram won renown? -or Rocinante, for that, ladies mine, is my horse's name, and Don Quixote of La Mancha is my own; for though I had no intention of declaring myself until my achievements in your service and honour had made me known, the necessity of adapting that old ballad of Lancelot to the present occasion has given you the knowledge of my name altogether prematurely. |
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