“I was born free, and that I might live in freedom I chose the solitude of the fields; in the trees of the mountains I find society, the clear waters of the brooks are my mirrors, and to the trees… — Cervantes Copy Share Image
“[reading a work in translation] is like viewing a piece of Flemish tapestry on the wrong side.” — Cervantes Copy Share Image
“What makes thou there, thou fierce, thou cruel basilisk of these mountains! comes thou to see whether the wounds of this murdered wretch will… — Cervantes Copy Share Image
“I come not, Ambrosia for any of the purposes thou hast named," replied Marcela, "but to defend myself and to prove how unreasonable are… — Cervantes Copy Share Image
“Poetry is like an innocent young maiden who is extremely beautiful, and whom many other maidens, who are the other fields of knowledge, are… — Cervantes Copy Share Image
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