The Life and Adventures of Lazarillo de Tormes, Том 2J.C. Nimmo and Bain, 1881 - 384 стор. This book is a picaresque novel that tells the story of Lazarillo de Tormes, a young boy who grows up in poverty and becomes a servant to a series of different masters. The novel is notable for its satirical commentary on Spanish society during the Renaissance. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
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... gave me such good instructions , and I made so good a use of them , that I soon received more money than I could spend . I was already perfectly acquainted with Rome , from the Pope down to the very lowest scullion in the city . For ...
... gave me money , I pressed her hand tenderly in my own , and kissed it before I allowed it to escape . But I always committed this rash action with so respectful , or rather so hypocritical an air , that the lady , not suspecting that it ...
... gave me alms . A considerable number of the inhabitants of both sexes followed his example , and this good luck lasted for several days ; but covetousness , as the saying is , at last bursts the bag . On the next festival day , think ...
... gave me the shirt he had been so kind as to promise , which was fitted on my back in a moment by one of his lusty servants , who applied thirty hearty lashes by his master's directions , by way of recompense for my journey . After which ...
... gave me the key to get some out for him . On such occasions , however , he always took good care to be present himself , distrusting , as I supposed , my thiev- ing disposition . I was much mortified at this suspicion , which only ...