Possible Clues:

• Lead-in to "the cloth" or "the hour"
• __ the hour (honoree)
• ___ the world
• "__ La Mancha"
• The ___ the hour
• "___ La Mancha"
• --- "La Mancha"
• '-- La Mancha'
• __ the cloth
• "... a __ sorrows and acquainted with grief": "Messiah"