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The troubadours elaborated a frankly sexual and, I might add, social sensibility in a field of rhyme with little compare in the history of Western literaturein fact, Occitan rhyme's likely connections with Arabic and Hebrew poetry, in forms including the Mozarabic zagal and muwashshah, remain relatively unexplored to this day.
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By his side on the box sat the zagal, his assistant, whose especial function seemed to be to swear at the cattle.
Castilian Days John Hay 1870
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This general admonition being addressed to the team at large, the zagal descended to details, and proceeded to vilipend the galloping beasts separately, beginning with the leader.
Castilian Days John Hay 1870
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As we descended, the mules seemed to have gained new vigor from the prospect of an easy stretch of _facilis descensus, _ and the zagal employed what was left of his voice in provoking them to speed by insulting remarks upon their lineage.
Castilian Days John Hay 1870
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