FIN* DU CID

NOTES

ClD, from Arabie seid , lord.

The real name of the Cid was Don Rodrigo de Diaz del Bivar, He was born at Burgos towards the year 1040, and brought up at the court of Fernando I., who reigned thirty years over Castile, twenty years in the kingdom of Leon, and died in 1055. Don Rodrigo was one of the most valiant captains in his time. Cid is a surname, the origin and explanation of which are given by Corneille in the fourth act of this tragedy.

Ils t’ont nommé tous deux leur Cid en ma présence.

Puisque Cid en leur langue est autant que seigneur.

Je ne t'enviera pas ce beau titre d’honneur.

Sois désormais le Cid

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