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Those who are raised to the rank of Nobles, for some Valiant Exploit, are called Chevaliers by Favour.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 of 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... George Augustus Sala 1861
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The harbour where the fleet was anchored was called the Chevaliers 'Bay, but it would be in vain to look on modern maps for that heroic appellation.
History of the United Netherlands, 1598-99 John Lothrop Motley 1845
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The harbour where the fleet was anchored was called the Chevaliers 'Bay, but it would be in vain to look on modern maps for that heroic appellation.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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The harbour where the fleet was anchored was called the Chevaliers 'Bay, but it would be in vain to look on modern maps for that heroic appellation.
History of the United Netherlands, 1590-99 — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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The harbour where the fleet was anchored was called the Chevaliers 'Bay, but it would be in vain to look on modern maps for that heroic appellation.
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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He is therefore by no means a proper Emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnati of America who have driven all the king-birds from our country; though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call Chevaliers d'Industrie.
Reason Magazine 2009
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He is therefore by no means a proper Emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnati of America who have driven all the king-birds from our country; though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call Chevaliers d'Industrie.
Reason Magazine 2009
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Chevalier in an old man with shaven face and white hair, without any cap, and wearing a long gown of cloth of gold, such as Chevaliers used to wear in those times.
Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 06 (of 10) Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi Giorgio Vasari 1542
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About a third of the way in, there's an acrobatic "table dance" in which all three Chevaliers dance on, roll and slide about, crawl under and leap between three billiard-size tables in unison, then roll the tables offstage.
A Life in Multiple Roles: Lepage's Enigmatic Dance David Littlejohn 2011
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My internship was sponsored by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin.
LENNDEVOURS Q&A: Kelly Urbanik, Assistant Winemaker, Bedell Cellars 2007
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