WhoservedDonQuixoteofLaMan—;
ButfromhisserviceIretreat-,
Resolvedtopassmylifediscreet-;
ForVilladiego, calledtheSi—,
Maintainedthatonlyinreti—
Wasfoundthesecretofwell-be—,
Accordingtothe "Celesti—:"
Abookdivine, exceptforsin—
Byspeechtooplain, inmyopin—
ONROCINANTE
IamthatRocinantefa—,
Great-grandsonofgreatBabie—,
Who, allforbeingleanandbon—,
HadoneDonQuixoteforanown—;
ButifImatchedhimwellinweak—,
Inevertookshortcommonsmeek—,
Butkeptmyselfincornbysteal—,
AtrickIlearnedfromLazaril—,
Whenwithapieceofstrawsoneat—
Theblindmanofhiswinehecheat—.
ToDonQuixoteofLaMancha
IfthouartnotaPeer, peerthouhastnone;
AmongathousandPeersthouartapeer;
Noristhereroomforonewhenthouartnear,
Unvanquishedvictor, greatunconqueredone!
Orlando, byAngelicaundone,
AmI; o'erdistantseascondemnedtosteer,
AndtoFame'saltarsasanofferingbear
ValourrespectedbyOblivion.
Icannotbethyrival, forthyfame
Andprowessriseaboveallrivalry,
Albeitbothbereftofwitswego.
But, thoughtheScythianortheMoortotame
Wasnotthylot, stillthoudostrivalme:
Lovebindsusinafellowshipofwoe.
ToDonQuixoteofLaMancha
Myswordwasnottobecomparedwiththine
PhoebusofSpain, marvelofcourtesy,
Norwiththyfamousarmthishandofmine
Thatsmotefromeasttowestaslightningsfly.
