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infanta formerly 1. a daughter of a king of Spain or Portugal 2. the wife of an infante Infanta laughs at the death of the little Dwarf who can no longer dance for her. [Br. Lit.: Oscar Wilde “The Birthday of the Infanta”] See : Heartlessness |
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le Cardinal, on the contrary, has brought about the marriage of his majesty with the Infanta Maria Theresa. Buckingham had left England the day before, sent as ambassador to Spain, to demand the hand of the Infanta for King Charles I, who was then only Prince of Wales. I have checked this," said the lawyer, "and it seems literally true; the picture was a portrait of the Infanta Maria Teresa, said to be one of the artist's greatest works, second only to another portrait of one of the Popes in Rome--so they told me at the National Gallery, where they had its history by heart. |
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