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How a knight found Sir Launcelot lying in his leman's bed, and how Sir Launcelot fought with the knight ..
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How a knight found Sir Launcelot lying in his leman's bed, and how Sir Launcelot fought with the knight.
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Christian beat us, and wear the virtue of our daughter as it were a leman's favor?
The Prince of India — Volume 02 Lewis Wallace 1866
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7 Did pour into his leman's lap so fast leman > mistress; wife (the Earth portrayed as the lover of Heaven) 8 That every wight to shroud it did constrain; wight > person, creature, being shroud > take shelter; shelter (sb.) 9 And this fair couple eke to shroud themselves were fain. eke > likewise fain > obliged; eager
The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 Edmund Spenser
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