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

Note 88 — CHAP. II. HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE POETRY AND ELOQUENCE FROM THE EPOCH OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ITALIAN STYLE, TILL TOWARDS THE END OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.

Thomasina Ross translation

The Devil speaks as follows:—

Diabo. Hi ha de homens roins mais mil vezes que nam bõos, como vos muy bem sentis. E estes ham de comprar disto que trago a vender, que sam artes denganar et cousas pera esquecer o que deuiam lembrar: que o sagaz mercador ha de leuar ao mercado o que lhe compram milhor, porque a roim comprador leuarlhe roim borcado.

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