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Don Quixote and Sancho Panza on the road.

iTHE HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF THE RENOWNED DON QUIXOTE

TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH

OF

MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA.

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,

SOME ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR’S LIFE,

BY DR. SMOLLETT.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

LONDON:

Printed for Harrison and Co. No. 18, Paternoster Row.

M DCC XCII.

ivTO

HIS EXCELLENCY

DON RICARDO WALL,

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE TO HIS MOST CATHOLICK MAJESTY,

LIEUTENANT GENERAL OF THE ARMIES OF SPAIN,

COMMENDARY OF PENAUZENDE IN THE ORDER OF SAINT JAGO, &C.

AND HERETOFORE

AMBASSADOR AND PLENIPOTENTIARY AT THE COURT OF GREAT BRITAIN.

SIR,

The permission I obtained to inscribe the following Translation of Don Quixote to your Excellency, while you resided in this Capital, affords me a double pleasure; as it not only gives me an opportunity of expressing that profound respect and veneration with which I contemplate your Excellency’s character; but also implies your approbation, which cannot fail to influence the publick in behalf of the performance.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your Excellency’s most obedient,

Humble Servant,

T. SMOLLETT.

London, Feb. 7, 1755.

vCONTENTS

The Life of Cervantes ... v

Translator’s Note ... xvii

Preface ... xix

Volume I ... 25

Book I ... 25

Chapter I ... 25

Chapter II ... 29

Chapter III ... 32

Chapter IV ... 36

Chapter V ... 40

Chapter VI ... 42

Chapter VII ... 46

Chapter VIII ... 49

Book II ... 54

Chapter I ... 54

Chapter II ... 57

Chapter III ... 60

Chapter IV ... 64

Chapter V ... 67

Book III ... 77

Chapter I ... 77

Chapter II ... 81

Chapter III ... 85

Chapter IV ... 90

Chapter V ... 95

Chapter VI ... 99

Chapter VII ... 106

Chapter VIII ... 113

Chapter IX ... 119

Chapter X ... 125

Chapter XI ... 130

Chapter XII ... 139

Chapter XIII ... 143

Volume II ... 153

Book IV ... 153

Chapter I ... 153

Chapter II ... 161

Chapter III ... 167

Chapter IV ... 173

Chapter V ... 178

Chapter VI ... 182

Chapter VII ... 192

Chapter VIII ... 203

Chapter IX ... 207

Chapter X ... 212

Chapter XI ... 218

Chapter XII ... 220

Chapter XIII ... 225

Chapter XIV ... 232

Chapter XV ... 242

Chapter XVI ... 246

Chapter XVII ... 251

Chapter XVIII ... 256

Chapter XIX ... 260

Chapter XX ... 265

Chapter XXI ... 270

Chapter XXII ... 274

Chapter XXIII ... 278

Chapter XXIV ... 282

Chapter XXV ... 285

Volume III ... 293

Preface ... 293

Approbation ... 296

Book I ... 299

Chapter I ... 299

Chapter II ... 305

Chapter III ... 308

Chapter IV ... 312

Chapter V ... 315

Chapter VI ... 318

Chapter VII ... 321

Chapter VIII ... 325

Chapter IX ... 329

Chapter X ... 331

Chapter XI ... 336

Chapter XII .. 339

Chapter XIII ... 342

Chapter XIV ... 346

Chapter XV ... 351

Chapter XVI ... 353

Chapter XVII ... 358

Book II ... 364

Chapter I ... 364

Chapter II ... 368

Chapter III ... 372

Chapter IV ... 377

Chapter V ... 380

Chapter VI ... 385

Chapter VII ... 390

Chapter VIII ... 394

Chapter IX ... 401

Chapter X ... 406

Chapter XI ... 409

Chapter XII ... 412

Chapter XIII ... 416

Chapter XIV ... 418

Chapter XV ... 423

Book III ... 431

Chapter I ... 431

Chapter II ... 435

Chapter III ... 439

Chapter IV ... 443

Chapter V ... 446

Volume IV ... 447

Book III ... 447

Chapter VI ... 447

Chapter VII ... 450

Chapter VIII ... 452

Chapter IX ... 455

Chapter X ... 461

Chapter XI ... 464

Chapter XII ... 467

Chapter XIII ... 472

Chapter XIV ... 475

Chapter XV ... 477

Chapter XVI ... 482

Chapter XVII ... 487

Chapter XVIII ... 493

Chapter XIX ... 498

Chapter XX ... 502

Book IV ... 507

Chapter I ... 507

Chapter II ... 510

Chapter III ... 514

Chapter IV ... 519

Chapter V ... 521

Chapter VI ... 523

Chapter VII ... 530

Chapter VIII ... 534

Chapter IX ... 542

Chapter X ... 543

Chapter XI ... 550

Chapter XII ... 556

Chapter XIII ... 558

Chapter XIV ... 561

Chapter XV ... 564

Chapter XVI ... 567

Chapter XVII ... 570

Chapter XVIII ... 572

Chapter XIX ... 576

Chapter XX ... 580

Chapter XXI ... 582

Chapter XXII ... 585

PLATES

Plate III, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza on the road. ... i

Plate XII, Don Quixote Defends His Armour. ... 34

Plate I, Sancho Being Tossed. ... 89

Plate VIII, Don Quixote Valiantly Charging the Herd of Sheep. ... 93

Plate XI, Sancho’s Ass Stolen As They Sleep. ... 120

Plate XIV, The Tattered Gentleman Tells His Tale. ... 126

Plate IX, Don Quixote Displays the Bason. ... 257

Plate II, Don Quixote Worships His Lady. ... 334

Plate XIII, Don Quixote Braves the Lions. ... 360

Plate IV, Don Quixote Meets the Soldiers. ... 406

Plate VII, Sancho Panza and the Duchess and Her Ladies. ... 431

Plate VI, Governor Sancho Panza and the Woman. ... 474

Plate V, Don Quixote and the Shepherdesses. ... 527

Plate XVI, Don Quixote Attempts to Scourge Sancho Panza. ... 535

Plate X, Don Quixote Dancing. ... 546

Plate XV, Don Quixote on His Death-Bed. ... 585

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