and had they been aware of the ancient custom of the Greeks, they would have erected a trophy on the spot. - Miguel de Cervantes

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and had they been aware of the ancient custom of the Greeks, they would have erected a trophy on the spot.

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About Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (29 September 1547 – 23 April 1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet and playwright. He is most famous for his novel Don Quixote, or Don Quijote de la Mancha, which is considered by many to be the first modern novel, one of the greatest works in Western literature, and the greatest of the Spanish language.

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DIÁLOGO ENTRE BABIECA Y ROCINANTE Soneto B. ¿Cómo estáis, Rocinante, tan delgado? R. Porque nunca se come, y se trabaja. B. Pues, ¿qué es de la cebada y de la paja? R. No me deja mi amo ni un bocado. B. Andá, señor, que estáis muy mal criado, pues vuestra lengua de asno al amo ultraja. R. Asno se es de la cuna a la mortaja. ¿Queréislo ver? Miraldo enamorado. B. ¿Es necedad amar? R. No es gran prudencia. B. Metafísico estáis. R. Es que no como. B. Quejaos del escudero. R. No es bastante. ¿Cómo me he de quejar en mi dolencia, si el amo y escudero o mayordomo son tan rocines como Rocinante?

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