A continuation of the history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha Volume 1-2 - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1784 edition. Excerpt: ...great skill,' answered Barbara; 'but a maid, who has no for tune, must understand a' little of S every thing. I once served a surgeon of this town, who had more skill than 'all the Lugo? in the kingdomi it f was a satisfaction to fee him spread 'his plaisters; they were always as 'round as a juggler's box. He trim'ined and cut hair delicately; and it was he that cured all the chief of the f universityi sometimes I made the lint for him, and attended his ap? prentices, who put me to many kinds,' of work.'--Oh, oh, Madam Zeno bia!' quoth Sancho, 'then you have been a barber's servant!'--' I do not disown it,' replied Barbara; 'for mean persons must not forget themselves in prosperity.'--' Muster Don Quixote,' quoth Sancho, ' you hear what the princess fays; and (he is neither drunk nor afleep. I fancy queens do not often use to work among apprentices i a dutchess could do no more; and yet (lie would not boast of it!'-- O thou perfidious enchanter Pamnhus!' said the knight, sighing, and lifting up his eyes to Heaven; 'when will you cease distracting Queen Zenobia's understanding?Do you not perceive, Sancho,' added ie, ' that the princess has not the rio-ht use of her reason? That it is the traitor Pamphus who makes her talk such nonsense?'--' Right, right, Sir! nswered the squire; 'by my faith, I had forgot it! It is the malignant tutor Pompous that makes her talk so madlyi nay, he is not satisfied with making her talk fooli(hly, but makes her act so; for last mght, after supper, (he would have-: Oh, the cursed enchanter! When you had him under you the other day, you (hould have thrust your sword down his throat, and have sent him inro the other world!'--' I (hould not have spared him,' replied Don Quixote, ' had not Queen Ztnobia's...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1230167668
- ISBN 13 9781230167664
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages166
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