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  • He next came to a chapel "where was a recluse which had a window that she might look up to the altar, and all aloud she called Sir Lancelot, and asked him whence he came, what he was, and what he went to seek."

    Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries 1880

  • 'Of a truth,' cried King Arthur, 'that Knight with the many colours is a good Knight,' and he called Sir Lancelot and bade him to challenge that Knight to combat.

    The Book of Romance Andrew Lang 1878

  • With this sword Sir Lancelot shall slay the man he loves best, and Sir Gawaine is his name. '

    The Book of Romance Andrew Lang 1878

  • But in the land of Beausejour there were no arms of war save such as Sir Lancelot had brought with him.

    The Blue Flower 1902

  • In "Love in a Bottle" the magician Klingsor cures Sir Lancelot of his love for Queen Guinevere, with unexpected – or, rather, expected – results the tone of jokily anachronistic Arthurianism, incidentally, anticipates TH White's The Once and Future King by some years.

    Love in a Bottle by Antal Szerb – review Nicholas Lezard 2010

  • Both are as costly as falling for the wrong person: this sentence vividly expresses the grief that follows the "mortal war" fought between Arthur and Sir Lancelot over Guinevere, a conflict spurred on by Arthur's illegitimate son Mordred.

    The Death of King Arthur by Peter Ackroyd – review Adam Thorpe 2010

  • Also on Tuesday, Sotheby ' s will hold a Western manuscripts and miniatures auction led by the 14th-century Rochefoucauld Grail, a manuscript that in word and picture records the legends of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, Sir Lancelot, the Lady of the Lake and Merlin the wizard.

    A Celebrated Poussin Work Margaret Studer 2010

  • Including this collection by Sir Lancelot from Zorch's Inner Sanctum which was thrown in with a bunch of zombie-themed 78s which are interesting as well.

    Archive 2009-11-01 SwaG! 2009

  • Once the Model T was introduced in 1908 we all became Sir Lancelot, gained a seat at the Round Table and were privileged to joust for the favors of fair maidens (at drive-in movies).

    The End of the Affair P.J. O’Rourke 2009

  • As Guinevere, she'll haunt King Arthur and Sir Lancelot (Sean Connery and Richard Gere) in "First Knight," due out this year.

    New Faces For The New Year 2008

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