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He doubtless bore in mind the old Spanish proverb: "_Por un clavo se pierde una herradura, por una herradura un cavallo, por un cavallo un cavallero_," [59] and he felt assured that I must have the damage repaired at any price.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Johann Jakob von Tschudi 1853
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"_Adios, cavallero_!" said she, interrupting my hurried reflections.
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850
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"The same, cavallero!" replied the other, rising to his feet, and returning the salute with no less politeness than it had been given.
Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Mayne Reid 1850
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She smiled, then blushed, uttered a soft "_Gracias, cavallero_!" yet hesitated a moment whether to take up the trophy.
The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico Mayne Reid 1850
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"Come hither, cavallero!" she cried, beckoning to me with her small gloved hand.
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850
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Alas, _cavallero_! our apprehensions proved but too just.
The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Mayne Reid 1850
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You, who have come all this way in pursuit of a sweetheart, -- you, _cavallero_, can understand all that.
The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Mayne Reid 1850
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A velvet bodice beneath, a tunic-like skirt, the _tournure_ of the form, all impressed me as singular for a cavallero, however rich and young.
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850
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Yes, _cavallero_! "continued the narrator," I saw the last horse, and the very tail to which I had been attached, pass out of sight.
The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Mayne Reid 1850
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"Mucho bueno, cavallero! mucho bueno, Tejano!" given in like ungrammatical phrase, in order that it may be intelligible to the person to whom it is addressed.
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850
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