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  • He was known by his device to be Tarfe, the most insolent, yet valiant, of the Moslem warriors — the same who had hurled into the royal camp his lance, inscribed to the queen.

    Washington Irving 2004

  • Leon, the gallant marquis of Cadiz, and Garcilaso de la Vega, who slew in desperate fight Tarfe the Moor, a champion of Herculean strength.

    The Alhambra 2002

  • Leon, the gallant marquis of Cadiz, and Garcilaso de la Vega, who slew in desperate fight Tarfe the Moor, a champion of Herculean strength.

    The Alhambra 2002

  • The niece of the Marquis of Tarfe, perpetual foreign minister, was received with open arms by the high society of

    Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

  • The papers had much to say about the wedding, repeating with slight variations the very phrases of the Marquis of Tarfe, "Art uniting with nobility."

    Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

  • Marquis of Tarfe, a man to whom she looked upon as the most distinguished citizen in the country, without doubt because of his office as permanent head of the Foreign Service, for every two years he was made Minister of Foreign Affairs.

    Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

  • Tarfe was the stronger of the two, and the more completely armed.

    Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Charles Morris 1877

  • Tarfe asked nothing better, and an exciting passage at arms took place on the plain with the two armies as witnesses.

    Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Charles Morris 1877

  • Placing his knee on the breast of the Spaniard, Tarfe drew his dagger and brandished it above his throat.

    Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Charles Morris 1877

  • But suddenly Tarfe was seen to loosen his grasp and roll over in the dust.

    Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Charles Morris 1877

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