[Footnote 313: Rodrigo, Pedro, or Valerio. Favorite names for heroes a… — Essays

Essays — Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Footnote 313: Rodrigo, Pedro, or Valerio. Favorite names for heroes among the dramatists. Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, known usually by the title of the Cid, was the national hero of Spain, famous for his exploits against the Moors. Don Pedro was the Prince of Arragon in Shakespeare's play, _Much Ado About Nothing_.]

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