And, thus controlled, the winged one bends E’en his fantastic will to me, And, strange yet true, both I and he Are friends--the very best of friends. We are a happy wedded pair, And I the lord and he the dame; Our bed, our board, our dreams the same, And we’re united everywhere. I’ll tell you where I learned to school This wayward sleep: a whispered word From a church-going hag I heard, And tried it, for I was no fool. So, from that very hour I knew That, having ready prayers to pray, And having many debts to pay, Will serve for sleep, and waking too. In 1605 was published the first part of _Don Quixote de la Mancha_ the celebrated satirical work of Miguel de Cervantes. Of this book Hallam says, “it is the only Spanish book which can be said to possess a European reputation.” Its reputation is world wide and fine translations have given us the spirit of the original. _HE SECURES SANCHO PANZA AS HIS SQUIRE_ In the meantime, Don Quixote tampered with a laborer, a neighbor of his and an honest man (if such an epithet can be given to one that is poor), but shallow-brained; in short, he said so much, used so many arguments and made so many promises, that the poor fellow resolved to sally out with him and serve him in the capacity of a squire. Among other things, Don Quixote told him that he ought to be very glad to accompany him, for such an adventure might, some time or the other, occur that by one stroke an island might be won, where he might leave him governor. With this and other promises, Sancho Panza (for that was the laborer’s name) left his wife and children and engaged himself as squire to his neighbor. Don Quixote now set about raising money; and, by selling one thing, pawning another, and losing by all, he collected a tolerable sum. He fitted himself likewise with a buckler, which he borrowed of a friend, and, patching up his broken helmet in the best manner he could, he acquainted his squire Sancho of the day and hour he intended to set out, that he might provide himself with what he thought would be most needful. Above all, he charged him not to forget a wallet, which Sancho assured him he would not neglect; he said also that he thought of taking an ass with him, as he had a very good one, and he was not used to travel much on foot. With regard to the ass, Don Quixote paused a little, endeavoring to recollect whether any knight-errant had ever carried a squire mounted on ass-back, but no instance of the kind occurred to his memory. However, he consented that he should take his ass, resolving to accommodate him more honorably, at the earliest opportunity, by dismounting the first discourteous knight he should meet. He provided himself also with shirts, and other things, conformably to the advice given him by the innkeeper.