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When Arthur first in court began, And was approved king.

When Arthur first in court began, And was approved king.

Approximate author period: c. 1769 AD · early modern

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Thomas Percy
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Approximate author period: c. 1769 AD · early modern
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Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)

Sir Launcelot du Lake.

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