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Cophetua Beggar King Folk Tale Falls Love Penelophon

Word Cophetua
Definition The king in a folk tale, who falls in love with the beggar Penelophon.
Sentence Emily was expert in such matters; she knew there was nothing to resent or fear in admiration such as this, no matter from whom it came. She decided to play Cophetua, as it were, to his beggar maid.
Source “Basquerie,” Stories to Remember, p.61

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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