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This cosmopolitan society furnished abundant food for observation and an inexhaustible supply of interesting personages for the dramatist.

Accompanied by his young wife, he doubtless went on directly to Lisbon, where he left her and enlisted in the Invincible Armada, which sailed from that port, May 29, 1588.

Before passing on to the modern school of realists, mention must be made of a writer whose influence has been far-reaching. This is B

Perhaps his very object in these compositions drew Lope away from the culture and urbanity which distinguish him in others; but fortunately they are few. Let us mention as examples El rufian Castrucho, La Moza de Cántaro, El sabio en su casa, La doncella Teodor."

Then with a sweeping and silent bow to the fiancée the actor approached the front of the stage to pronounce this brief address to the public: Aquí Puso fin á esta comedia Quien, si perdiere este pleito, Apela á Mil y Quinientas. MIL Y QUINIENTAS ha escrito: Bien es que perdón merezca.

The accentuation has been changed freely to conform with present usage, translations have been suggested for passages of more than ordinary difficulty and full notes given on proper names and on passages that suggest historical or other connection.

There is constant repetition of common words and expressions, so that comparatively long lessons may be assigned and the pupil may be enabled to acquire an extensive knowledge of useful every-day Spanish and become familiar with the structure of the Spanish sentence at an earlier period than has been possible heretofore.

Though a conservative and a monarchist, he loved the common people, and he delighted in describing their customs and in collecting their traditions. In his tales of manners and customs he idealized the simple life of the country folk almost beyond recognition, and he worked over and embellished their traditions to suit his taste.

Her later works are marred by extreme religiosity and a growing habit of scolding. The proud, stern Castilian; the gentle, pleasure-loving Andalusian; the Catalán, alert and practical; the light-hearted, turbulent Valencian; and the plodding, dreamy Galician, all these differ as do the lands in which they dwell.

Literary comparisons have been made occasionally and modern forms or equivalents for archaic words and expressions have been given, but usually these have been limited to words not found in the better class of dictionaries commonly used in the study of such works. The editor is especially indebted to Sr.