calidores

Updated: March 23, 2026

He was the Preux Chevalier of Age; the Sir Calidore, or Sir Tristan, to those who have no Calidores or Tristans to defend them. The roses, that had long faded thence, still bloomed for him in those withered and yellow cheeks.

Charles Lamb - The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 : Elia and The Last Essays of Elia