Voy á decirla mi daño pero tengo por mejor, tener dudoso el favor que no cierto el desengaño; y aunque me suele animar su gracia y gala, el temer me hace callar, por no esperar que me envie noramala. Tengo por suerte mas buena mostrar mi lingua á ser muda, que estando la gloria en duda no estara cierta la pena y aunque con disimular se desiguala, tengo por mejor callar, que no esperar que me envie noramala."] [Footnote 105: Viardôt, in his life of Cervantes, mentions that Vicente Espinel became his enemy. I have not discovered on what he grounds this assertion. In the postscript to the "Voyage to Parnassus", one of the latest of Cervantes's works, he feigns that Apollo sent messages to various Spanish poets "You will give my compliments," the God writes, "to Vicente Espinel, as to one of the oldest and truest friends I have."] [Footnote 106: "Amada Palomilla, ¿ de dónde, di, ú adonde vienes con tanta prisa, vas con tantos olores? ¿ Pues a ti que te importa? Sabras que Anacreonte me envía a su Batílo, Señor de todo el orbe: que como por un himno me emancipo Dione: nómbrome su page, y el por tal recibióme. Suyas son estas cartas, suyos estos renglones, por lo qual me prometo libertad quando torno. Pero yo no la quiero, ni quiero que me ahorre; porque¿ de que me sirve andar cruzando montes comer podridas bacas, ni pararme en los robres? A mi pues me permite el mismo Anacreonte comer de sus viandas, beber de sus licores: Y quando vien brindada doy saltos voladores, le cubro con mis alas, y el dulce las acoge. Su citara es mi cama, sus cuerdas mis colchones, en quien suavamente duermo toda la noche. Mi historia es esta, amigo, pero queda á los dioses, que me has hecho parlera mas que graja del bosque."] GONGORA 1561-1627. Don Luis de Gongora y Argote was born at Cordova on the 11th July 1561. His father was don Francisco de Argote, corregidor of Cordova, his mother was donna Leonor de Gongora, both of ancient and distinguished noble families; and, as the name of his father was equally patrician with that of his mother, his having given preference to the latter has excited surprise among his Spanish biographers. At the age of fifteen he entered the university of Salamanca, and studied the law; but his inclination led him rather to the cultivation of poetry and general literature; and while at Salamanca, he wrote many amatory, satirical, and burlesque poems. At this time he had so severe an illness, that for three days he was believed to be dead, and his resuscitation was regarded almost as a miracle.