Lord, what am I, that, with unceasing care, Thou didst seek… - Lope de Vega

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Lord, what am I, that, with unceasing care,
Thou didst seek after me, — that Thou didst wait,
Wet with unhealthy dews, before my gate,
And pass the gloomy nights of winter there?

Lope de Vega

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Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio (or Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) (November 25 1562 – August 27 1635) was a Spanish Baroque playwright and poet. His surviving plays, numbering more than 400, form the foundation of the Spanish dramatic tradition.

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Alternative Names: Phoenix of Wits • Prodigy of Nature • Lope Félix de Vega Carpio • Lopez de la Vega • Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio • Félix Lope de 4545Vega Carpio

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Como las paga el vulgo, es justo
hablarle en necio para darle gusto.

Since after all, it is the crowd who pays,
Why not content them when you write your plays?

In ancient days they said truth had fled to heaven: attacked on every side, it's not been heard of since. We live in different ages, non-Spaniards and ourselves: they in the age of silver, we in the age of brass.

Lord, what am I, that, with unceasing care, Thou didst seek after me, — that Thou didst wait, Wet with unhealthy dews, before my gate, And pass the g… - Lope de Vega

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