Miguel de Cervantes

Name: Don Quixote — Volume 2, Chapter XII
Author: Miguel de Cervantes

Don Quixote — Volume 2, Chapter XII (1885)

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“Don Quixote — Volume 2, Chapter XII”, published in 1885, is a work by Miguel de Cervantes. It explores elements such as Don Quixote, Sancho and knight.

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Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote — Volume 2, Chapter XII (1885)

“ But listen, for it seems he is tuning a lute or guitar, and from the way he is spitting and clearing his chest he must be getting ready to sing something."
"Faith, you are right," said Sancho, "and no doubt he is some enamoured knight."
"There is no knight-errant that is not," said Don Quixote; "but let us listen to him, for, if he sings, by that thread we shall extract the ball of his thoughts; because out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." ”

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Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote — Volume 2, Chapter XII (1885)

“ Of the strange adventure which befell the valiant Don Quixote with the bold knight of the mirrors The night succeeding the day of the encounter with Death, Don Quixote and his squire passed under some tall shady trees, and Don Quixote at Sancho's persuasion ate a little from the store carried by Dapple, and over their supper Sancho said to his master, "Senor, what a fool I should have looked if I had chosen for my reward the spoils of the first adventure your worship achieved, instead of the foals of the three mares. ”

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Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote — Volume 2, Chapter XII (1885)

“ And let no one fancy that the author was at all astray when he compared the friendship of these animals to that of men; for men have received many lessons from beasts, and learned many important things, as, for example, the clyster from the stork, vomit and gratitude from the dog, watchfulness from the crane, foresight from the ant, modesty from the elephant, and loyalty from the horse.
Sancho at last fell asleep at the foot of a cork tree, while Don Quixote dozed at that of a sturdy oak ”

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Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote — Volume 2, Chapter XII (1885)

“ In conversation of this kind they passed a good part of the night, but Sancho felt a desire to let down the curtains of his eyes, as he used to say when he wanted to go to sleep; and stripping Dapple he left him at liberty to graze his fill. He did not remove Rocinante's saddle, as his master's express orders were, that so long as they were in the field or not sleeping under a roof Rocinante was not to be stripped--the ancient usage established and observed by knights-errant being to take off the bridle and hang it on the saddle-bow, but to remove the saddle from the horse--never! ”

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Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote — Volume 2, Chapter XII (1885)

“ Sancho was about to reply to his master, but the Knight of the Grove's voice, which was neither very bad nor very good, stopped him, and listening attentively the pair heard him sing this
SONNET
Your pleasure, prithee, lady mine, unfold; Declare the terms that I am to obey; My will to yours submissively I mould, And from your law my feet shall never stray. Would you I die, to silent grief a prey? Then count me even now as dead and cold; Would you I tell my woes in some new way? Then shall my tale by Love itself be told. The unison of opposites to prove, Of the soft wax and diamond hard am I ”

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Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote — Volume 2, Chapter XII (1885)

“ As he said this he stretched himself upon the ground, and as he flung himself down, the armour in which he was clad rattled, whereby Don Quixote perceived that he must be a knight-errant; and going over to Sancho, who was asleep, he shook him by the arm and with no small difficulty brought him back to his senses, and said in a low voice to him, "Brother Sancho, we have got an adventure."
"God send us a good one," said Sancho ”

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Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote — Volume 2, Chapter XII (1885)

“ I may add that they say the author left it on record that he likened their friendship to that of Nisus and Euryalus, and Pylades and Orestes; and if that be so, it may be perceived, to the admiration of mankind, how firm the friendship must have been between these two peaceful animals, shaming men, who preserve friendships with one another so badly. This was why it was said--
For friend no longer is there friend ”

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