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

My fascinating father, who treats me with the devotion of an Italian cavaliere servente for his lady, had my portrait painted, as I told you, by Mme. de Mirbel.

From Letters of Two Brides by Balzac, Honoré de

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

There is Domitia, who is too fond Of promenading in the colonnades and temples, where a cavaliere servente, ostensibly her business man—though he does not look like it—may regularly be seen carrying her parasol.

From Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul by Tucker, T. G. (Thomas George)

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