History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol 1 of 2)

Note 320 — FIRST SECTION. History of Spanish Poetry and Eloquence, from the Introduction of the Italian Style to the Age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega. (continued 2)

Thomasina Ross translation

Mi principal intencion, he says, ha seido, contar la verdad entera y sencilla, sin que en ella aya engaño ni cosa que le adorne—sin envolver en ella las rhetoricas y vanidades, que por otros libros deste nuestro tiempo se ponen.

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