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Folk-Tales_, by W.R. S. R.lston, 1873, pp. 318-324.)] [111] [For "Caloyer," see _Childe Harold_, Canto II. stanza xlix. line
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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"Recollect," he says, in a letter to his brother, "the time, when we wore white habits, on which the least spot, or a plait ill placed, would have been a subject of grief; when our shoes were so tight we suffered martyrdom," &c.] [Footnote 101: To this masquerade he went in the habit of a Caloyer, or
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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[_Caloyer_ is derived from the late Greek καλόγηρος [kalo/gêros], "good in old age," through the Italian _caloieso_.
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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