The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated from the Original Spanish of Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra. By Charles Jarvis Esq; ...J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, and R. Dodsley, 1749 |
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Page 8 - Thus he went on, stringing one extravagance upon another, in the style his books of chivalry had taught him, and imitating, as near as he could, their very phrase.
Page 66 - Artus, of whom there goes an old tradition and a common one all over that kingdom of Great Britain, that this King did not die, but that by magic art he was turned into a raven ; and that in process of time he shall reign again and recover his kingdom and sceptre ; for which reason it cannot be proved that from that time to this any Englishman hath killed a raven.
Page xxix - Diameter of his enclosed playne some 40 or 50 foot. The Country people flock from all sides, many miles off to hear and see it ; for they have therein devils and devices, to delight as well the eye as the eare...
Page 55 - After Don Quixote had satisfied his hunger, he took up an handful of acorns, and looking on them attentively, gave utterance to expressions like these : " Happy times, and happy ages ! those to which the ancients gave the name of golden, not because gold, which in this our iron age is so much esteemed, was to be had in that fortunate period...
Page 4 - But not altogether approving of his having broken it to pieces with so much ease, to secure himself from the like danger for the future, he made it over again, fencing it with small bars of iron within, in such a manner, that he rested satisfied of its strength ; and without caring to make a fresh experiment on it, he approved and looked upon it as a most excellent helmet.
Page 368 - For what beauty can there be, or what proportion of the parts to the whole, and of the whole to the parts...
Page 6 - Near the place where he lived, there dwelt a very comely country lass, with whom he had formerly been in love ; though, as it is supposed, she never knew it, nor troubled herself about it.
Page 38 - did not I warn you to have a care of what you did, for that they were nothing but windmills? And nobody could mistake them but one that had the like in his head." " Peace, friend Sancho," answered Don Quixote; "for matters of war are, of all others, most subject to continual change.
Page 51 - But tell me, on your life, have you ever seen a more valorous knight than I, upon the whole face of the known earth ? Have you read in story of any other, who has, or ever had, more bravery in assailing, more breath in holding out, more dexterity in wounding, or more address in giving a fall ?" —
Page xxvi - Cave before him; and thanne come and kysse hire on the Mowthe, and have no Drede; for I schalle do the no maner harm, alle be it that thou see me in Lyknesse of a Dragoun.