| Back | But, as has been frequently observed in the course of this great history, he only talked nonsense when he touched on chivalry, and in discussing all other subjects showed that he had a clear and unbiassed understanding; so that at every turn his acts gave the lie to his intellect, and his intellect to his acts; but in the case of these second counsels that he gave Sancho he showed himself to have a lively turn of humour, and displayed conspicuously his wisdom, and also his folly. |
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| Front | Pero, como muchas veces en el progreso desta grande historia queda dicho, solamente disparaba en tocándole en la caballería, y en los demás discursos mostraba tener claro y desenfadado entendimiento, de manera que a cada paso desacreditaban sus obras su juicio, y su juicio sus obras; pero en ésta destos segundos documentos que dio a Sancho, mostró tener gran donaire, y puso su discreción y su locura en un levantado punto. |
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