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Excerpt from The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote De La Mancha, Vol. 3: Translated From the Original Spanish
Methinks, reader, you tell me, that I proceed with' much circumfpe�tion, and confine myfelf within the limits of my own modefty, knowing, that we fhould not add affliction to the afflicted; and this gentleman's mul't needs be very great, fince he dares not appear in the open field, nor in clear day light, concealing his name, and dih'embling his country, as if he had committed fome crime of high-treafon. If ever you fliould chance to fall Into his company, tell him from me, that I do not think myfelf aggrieved: for I know very well what the temptations of the devil are, and that one of the greatefi is, the putting it into a man's head, that he can write and print a book, which {hall pro cure him as much fame as money, and as much money as fame: and, for confirmation hereof, I would have you, in a vein of mirth and pleafantry, tell him this fiery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
