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"Esplandian" went flying into the yard to await with all patience the fire that was in store for him.
Don Quixote 2002
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"Esplandian" went flying into the yard to await with all patience the fire that was in store for him.
Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581
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"Esplandian" went flying into the yard to await with all patience the fire that was in store for him.
The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581
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"It is," said the barber, "the 'Sergas de Esplandian,' the lawful son of Amadis of Gaul."
Don Quixote 2002
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Esplandian with his daughter Leonorina, and abdicated the throne in their favor.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 Various
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But Esplandian, who knew that his much-loved lady was looking on, [Leonorina, the daughter of the Emperor of Constantinople,] so struck the Sultan's shield, that the iron passed through it and struck him on some of the strongest plates of his armor, upon which the spear turned.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 Various
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As soon as Amadis arrives at Constantinople, he sends for his son Esplandian, who was already in alliance with the Emperor of Greece.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 Various
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The Sultan struck Esplandian in the shield with so hard a blow that a part of the lance passed through it for as much as an ell, so that all who saw it thought that it had passed through the body.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 Various
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The King Amadis asked the Count Gandalin to lead their prisoners to the Infanta Leonorina, in his behalf and that of his son Esplandian, and to say to her that he begged her to do honor to the Sultan, because he was so great a prince and so strong a knight, and, withal, very noble; and to do honor to the Queen, _because she was
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 Various
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[Esplandian, son of Amadis] is such as neither the past nor the present, nor, I believe, any who are to come, have ever seen one so handsome and so elegant, nor will see in the days which are to be.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 Various
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