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

Note 537 — 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

In the Casa con dos Puertas, &c. the valet thus jokes with the lady’s maid, who is on the stage with her mistress, but both veiled:—

Calabazas. Mui malditísimas caras debeis de tener las dos. Silvia. Mucho mejores, que vos. Calabaz. Y està bien encarecido; porque yo soy un Cupido. Silvia. Cupido somos yo y tú. Calabaz. Cómo? Silvia. Yo el pido, y tù el cu. Calabaz. No me estâ bien el partido.

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