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Sir Philip Sidney

Elizabethan poet and soldier, referenced historically.

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Also known as mine

First appearance: i

Sir Philip Sidney shows up with force in XI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced as a historical figure whose chivalrous act is paralleled by a German prisoner who refuses water for himself.
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