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Chapters on Spanish Literature

Note 18 — Chapter IV · THE ROMANCERO

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Durán, No. 586. Durán points out the absurd impropriety of the line:—

Sabrás, mi florida Cava, que de ayer acá, no vivo.

The ending of this romance is far better known than the beginning:—

Si dicen quien de los dos la mayor culpa ha tenido, digan los hombres ‘La Cava,’ y las mujeres ‘Rodrigo.’

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