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SOME COMMENDATORY VERSES
URGANDA THE UNKNOWN
To the book of Don Quixote of la Mancha
If to be welcomed by the good��
O Book� �thou make thy steady aim��
No empty chatterer will dare
To question or dispute thy claim。
But if perchance thou hast a mind
To win of idiots approbation��
Lost labour will be thy reward��
Though they'll pretend appreciation。
They say a goodly shade he finds
Who shelters 'neath a goodly tree��
And such a one thy kindly star
In Bejar bath provided thee��
A royal tree whose spreading boughs
A show of princely fruit display��
A tree that bears a noble Duke��
The Alexander of his day。
Of a Manchegan gentleman
Thy purpose is to tell the story��
Relating how he lost his wits
O'er idle tales of love and glory��
Of ;ladies�察�arms�察�and cavaliers�此�
A new Orlando Furioso´
Innamorato�察�rather´ who
Won Dulcinea del Toboso。
Put no vain emblems on thy shield��
All figures´ that is bragging play。
A modest dedication make��
And give no scoffer room to say��
;What� �Alvaro de Luna here��
Or is it Hannibal again��
Or does King Francis at Madrid
Once more of destiny complain�拭�
Since Heaven it hath not pleased on thee
Deep erudition to bestow��
Or black Latino's gift of tongues��
No Latin let thy pages show。
Ape not philosophy or wit��
Lest one who cannot comprehend��
Make a wry face at thee and ask��
;Why offer flowers to me�察�my friend�拭�
Be not a meddler�察�no affair
Of thine the life thy neighbours lead��
Be prudent�察�oft the random jest
Recoils upon the jester's head。
Thy constant labour let it be
To earn thyself an honest name��
For fooleries preserved in print
Are perpetuity of shame。
A further counsel bear in mind��
If that thy roof be made of glass��
It shows small wit to pick up stones
To pelt the people as they pass。
Win the attention of the wise��
And give the thinker food for thought��
Whoso indites frivolities��
Will but by simpletons be sought。
AMADIS OF GAUL
To Don Quixote of la Mancha
SONNET
Thou that didst imitate that life of mine
When I in lonely sadness on the great
Rock Pena Pobre sat disconsolate��
In self´imposed penance there to pine��
Thou�察�whose sole beverage was the bitter brine
Of thine own tears�察�and who withouten plate
Of silver�察�copper�察�tin�察�in lowly state
Off the bare earth and on earth's fruits didst dine��
Live thou�察�of thine eternal glory sure。
So long as on the round of the fourth sphere
The bright Apollo shall his coursers steer��
In thy renown thou shalt remain secure��
Thy country's name in story shall endure��
And thy sage author stand without a peer。
DON BELIANIS OF GREECE
To Don Quixote of la Mancha
SONNET
In slashing�察�hewing�察�cleaving�察�word and deed��
I was the foremost knight of chivalry��
Stout�察�bold�察�expert�察�as e'er the world did see��
Thousands from the oppressor's wrong I freed��
Great were my feats�察�eternal fame their meed��
In love I proved my truth and loyalty��
The hugest giant was a dwarf for me��
Ever to knighthood's laws gave I good heed。
My mastery the Fickle Goddess owned��
And even Chance�察�submitting to control��
Grasped by the forelock�察�yielded to my will。
Yet´ though above yon horned moon enthroned
My fortune seems to sit´ great Quixote�察�still
Envy of thy achievements fills my soul。
THE LADY OF ORIANA
To Dulcinea del Toboso
SONNET
Oh�察�fairest Dulcinea�察�could it be��
It were a pleasant fancy to suppose so´
Could Miraflores change to El Toboso��
And London's town to that which shelters thee��
Oh�察�could mine but acquire that livery
Of countless charms thy mind and body show so��
Or him�察�now famous grown´ thou mad'st him grow so´
Thy knight�察�in some dread combat could I see��
Oh�察�could I be released from Amadis
By exercise of such coy chastity
As led thee gentle Quixote to dismiss��
Then would my heavy sorrow turn to joy��
None would I envy�察�all would envy me��
And happiness be mine without alloy。
GANDALIN�察�SQUIRE OF AMADIS OF GAUL��
To Sancho Panza�察�squire of Don Quixote
SONNET
All hail�察�illustrious man� �Fortune�察�when she
Bound thee apprentice to the esquire trade��
Her care and tenderness of thee displayed��
Shaping thy course from misadventure free。
No longer now doth proud knight´errantry
Regard with scorn the sickle and the spade��
Of towering arrogance less count is made
Than of plain esquire´like simplicity。
I envy thee thy Dapple�察�and thy name��
And those alforjas thou wast wont to stuff
With comforts that thy providence proclaim。
Excellent Sancho� �hail to thee again��
To thee alone the Ovid of our Spain
Does homage with the rustic kiss and cuff。
FROM EL DONOSO�察�THE MOTLEY POET��
On Sancho Panza and Rocinante
ON SANCHO
I am the esquire Sancho Pan´
Who served Don Quixote of La Man´��
But from his service I retreat´��
Resolved to pass my life discreet´��
For Villadiego�察�called the Si´��
Maintained that only in reti´
Was found the secret of well´be´��
According to the ;Celesti´�此�
A book divine�察�except for sin´
By speech too plain�察�in my opin´
ON ROCINANTE
I am that Rocinante fa´��
Great´grandson of great Babie´��
Who�察�all for being lean and bon´��
Had one Don Quixote for an own´��
But if I matched him well in weak´��
I never took short commons meek´��
But kept myself in corn by steal´��
A trick I learned from Lazaril´��
When with a piece of straw so neat´
The blind man of his wine he cheat´。
ORLANDO FURIOSO
To Don Quixote of La Mancha
SONNET
If thou art not a Peer�察�peer thou hast none��
Among a thousand Peers thou art a peer��
Nor is there room for one when thou art near��
Unvanquished victor�察�great unconquered one��
Orlando�察�by Angelica undone��
Am I�察�o'er distant seas condemned to steer��
And to Fame's altars as an offering bear
Valour respected by Oblivion。
I cannot be thy rival�察�for thy fame
And prowess rise above all rivalry��
Albeit both bereft of wits we go。
But�察�though the Scythian or the Moor to tame
Was not thy lot�察�still thou dost rival me��
Love binds us in a fellowship of woe。
THE KNIGHT OF PHOEBUS
To Don Quixote of La Mancha
My sword was not to be compared with thine
Phoebus of Spain�察�marvel of courtesy��
Nor with thy famous arm this hand of mine
That smote from east to west as lightnings fly。
I scorned all empire�察�and that monarchy
The rosy east held out did I resign
For one glance of Claridiana's eye��
The bright Aurora for whose love I pine。
A miracle of constancy my love��
And banished by her ruthless cruelty��
This arm had might the rage of Hell to tame。
But�察�Gothic Quixote�察�happier thou dost prove��
For thou dost live in Dulcinea's name��
And famous�察�honoured�察�wise�察�she lives in thee。
FROM SOLISDAN
To Don Quixote of La Mancha
SONNET
Your fantasies�察�Sir Quixote�察�it is true��
That crazy brain of yours have quite upset��
But aught of base or mean hath never yet
Been charged by any in reproach to you。
Your deeds are open proof in all men's view��
For you went forth injustice to abate��
And for your pains sore drubbings did you get
From many a rascally and ruffian crew。
If the fair Dulcinea�察�your heart's queen��
Be unrelenting in her cruelty��
If still your woe be powerless to move her��
In such hard case your comfort let it be
That Sancho was a sorry go´between��
A booby he�察�hard´hearted she�察�and you no lover。
DIALOGUE
Between Babieca and Rocinante
SONNET
B。 ;How comes it�察�Rocinante�察�you're so lean�拭�
R。 ;I'm underfed�察�with overwork I'm worn。;
B。 ;But what becomes of all the hay and corn�拭�
R。 ;My master gives me none�察�he's much too mean。;
B。 ;Come�察�come�察�you show ill´breeding�察�sir�察�I ween��
'T is like an ass your master thus to scorn。;
R。 He is an ass�察�will die an ass�察�an ass was born��
Why�察�he's in love�察�what's what's plainer to be seen�拭�
B。 ;To be in love is folly�拭─� R。 ;No great sense。;
B。 ;You're metaphysical。;´ R。 ;From want of food。;
B。 ;Rail at the squire�察�then。;´ R。 ;Why�察�what's the good��
I might indeed complain of him��I grant ye��
But�察�squire or master�察�where's the difference��
They're both as sorry hacks as Rocinante。;
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