History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol 1 of 2)Bouterwek, Friedrich
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History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol 1 of 2)
Bouterwek, Friedrich
Portuguese literature -- History and criticism; Spanish literature -- History and criticism
[139] E tentando entrar la presente obra donde pues tú, Verdad, eres
una de las principales virtudes que en aqueste nuestro muy buen Maestre
siempre fecistes morada, á tí solo llamo é invoco que adiestres la mi
mano, alumbres el mi ingenio, abundes la mi memoria, porque yo pueda
confirmar é sellar la comenzada obra con el tu precioso nombre.
[140] The author thus relates how in his youth Don Alvaro de Luna, by
the irresistible grace of his manners had gained the love of the king,
who was then also very young, and the favour of the fair sex:--
Ca si Rey salia á danzar, non queria que otro caballero ninguno, nin
grande nin Rico ome danzase con él, salvo Don Alvaro de Luna, nin
queria con otro cantar, nin facer cosa, salvo con Don Alvaro, nin se
apartaba con otro á aver sus consejos é fablas secretas tanto como con
él. De la otra parte que todas las dueñas é doncellas lo favorescian
mucho. Don Alvaro era mas mirado é preciado entre todos aquellos que
en las fiestas se ayuntaron. E despues quando el Rey se retraìa á
su cámara á burlar ó aver placer, Don Alvaro burlaba tan cortés é
graciosamente, que el Rey é todos los otros que con él eran avian muy
grand placer. E si fablaban en fechos de caballeria, aunque Don Alvaro
era mozo, él fablaba en ellos, assi bien é atentamente que todos se
maravillaban. E aquel fué desde niño su mayor estudio, entender en los
fechos de armas é de caballeria, é darse á ellos, é saber en ellos mas
facer que decir.
[141] The library of the university of Göttingen contains a copy of
this scarce book, printed in gothic characters, but the title page
is wanting. It commences with the title of the table of contents:
_Comiença la tabla de los claros varones, ordenada por Fernando del
Pulgar, &c._ The biographical sketches are followed by a collection
of letters; and the whole forms a volume with which every author who
writes on Spanish history ought to be acquainted.
[142] The following specimen is the commencement of a jocular letter,
in which Fernando del Pulgar begs of his physician to prescribe to him
a remedy for the sciatica, as the consolation which Cicero offers in
his book _de Senectute_ had no effect on him:--
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