The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de La Mancha Volume 3 baixar o livro de graça

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 Excerpt: ...meadow overhead, in such manner that the sun itself will be put to some difficulty to visit the green grass with which the ground is covered. He will have moricedancers, both with swords and little bells; for there are some people in this village," who jingle aud clatter them extremelv well I will say nothing of the shoe-dancers and capcrers.32 so great is the number that are invited But nothing of all that I have repeated, or omitted, is like to make this wedding so remarkable, as what l believe the slighted Basilius will do upon this occasion. ' This Basilius is a neighbouring swain, of the same village with Quiteria: his house is next to that of Quiferia's parents, with nothing but a wall between them; from whence Cupid took occasion to revive in the world the long-forgotten loves of Pyramus and Thisbe: for Basilius was in love with Quiteria from his childhood, and she answered his wishes with a thousand modest favours, insomuch that the loves of the two children, Basilius and Quiteria, became the common talk of the village When they were grown up the father of Quiteria resolved to forbid Basilius the usual access to his family; and, to save himself from apprehensions and suspicions, he purposed to marry his daughter to the rich Camacho. not choosing to match her with Basilius, who is not endowed with go many gifts of lortunc as of nature; for if the truth is to be told without envy, he is the most active youth we know; a great pitcher of the bar; an extreme good wrestler. and a great player at cricket; runs like a buck. leaps like a wild goat, and plays at ninepins as if he did it by witchcraft; sings like a lark, and touches a guitar, that he makes it speak; and, above all, he handles the small sword like the most accomplished fencer.'--' For this...