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

Note 518 — SECOND SECTION. History of Spanish Poetry and Eloquence, from the Age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega to the Middle of the Seventeenth Century. (continued 2)

Thomasina Ross translation

He characterizes his own style as follows:—

Sigo un medio en la jornada, Y de mis versos despido, O palabras de ruido, O llaneza demasiada; Y oscuridad afectada. Es camino de atajar No saberse declarar; Ya quien se deve admitir, Estudie para escrivir, No escrive para estudiar.

Return to SECOND SECTION. History of Spanish Poetry and Eloquence, from the Age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega to the Middle of the Seventeenth Century. (continued 2)