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 Lan’celot du Lac.Land. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Lancers (The).
 
The dance so called was introduced into Paris in 1836. It is in imitation of a military dance in which men used lances.   1
 


 Lan’celot du Lac.Land. 

 
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