And what shall I say of the poets? Oh, this poor century of… - Lope de Vega

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And what shall I say of the poets? Oh, this poor century of ours! In the coming year many of them will make their start, but not one of them is as bad as Cervantes, or idiotic enough to praise Don Quixote.

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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Dijeron que antiguamente
se fue la verdad al cielo;
tal la pusieron los hombres,
que desde entonces no ha vuelto.
En dos edades vivimos
los propios y los ajenos:
la de plata los estraños,
y la de cobre los nuestros.

Armonía es puro amor, porque el amor es concierto.

Huir el rostro al claro desengaño,
beber veneno por licor süave,
olvidar el provecho, amar el daño;
creer que un cielo en un infierno cabe,
dar la vida y el alma a un desengaño;
esto es amor. Quien lo probó lo sabe.

And what shall I say of the poets? Oh, this poor century of ours! In the coming year many of them will make their start, but not one of them is as ba… - Lope de Vega

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