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C — Clavileno to Clementina (Part 3 of 3)

Clement (St.). Patron saint of tanners, being himself a tanner. His symbol is a pot, because November the 23rd, St. Clement's Day, is the day on which the early Danes used to go about begging for ale.

Clementina (The Lady). In love with Sir Charles Grandison, who marries Harriet Biron. (Richardson: Sir Charles Grandison.)