Tirant lo Blanch; a study of its authorship, principal sources and historical settingVaeth, Joseph Anthony
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Tirant lo Blanch; a study of its authorship, principal sources and historical setting
Vaeth, Joseph Anthony
Martorell, Joanot, -1468. Tirant lo Blanch
5^{a} And on account of this all 5^{b} And for this reason all the
the people were divided into people were divided into groups
groups of thousands, and from of thousands and from each
each thousand was selected and thousand was selected one man
chosen one man who was more who was more amiable and of
amiable, wiser, more loyal and greater affability, wiser, more
more powerful, and with more loyal, more powerful and with
noble courage, with more instruction nobler courage, with more excellent
and good training than qualities and good practices
all the others. A diligent search than all the others. And
was made among all the animals afterwards they caused a search
to determine which one of them to be made among all the animals
is the most beautiful and most to determine which was the most
fleet and which is able to endure beautiful, most fleet, and which
most fatigue, and which is most could endure greatest fatigue,
suitable to serve man. And and which was most suitable for
since the horse is the most noble the service of man, and from
animal and the most suitable to all, they selected the horse and
serve man, for this reason, from gave it to the man, the one who
all the animals one selected the was chosen from one thousand
horse and gave it to the man men: and therefore that man
who was chosen from one thousand was called caualler, since they
men: and therefore that had adapted the most noble
man is called cauayler. Since animal to the most noble man.
one has adapted the most noble _Ibid._, chap. xxxii.
animal to the most noble
man... _Ibid._, p. vii.
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