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courtesan, courtezan (esp formerly) a prostitute, or the mistress of a man of rank How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It does not matter that Andreuccio is a gullible fellow, or that he ends up becoming a thief, or, for that matter, that the persons with whom he has dealt - a courtisan, thieves, and a dead archbishop - all may have widely differing dignitas, and thus may merit accordingly different goods. 67) Du Bellay was to go on to write an anti-courtly poem, "Le Poete Courtisan," but most importantly, Les Regrets itself is in large part a diatribe against the Papacy and its court. |
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