In the selection of the pieces every care has been taken to choose those embracing purity of style, elevation of thought, and beauty of composition. Each extract may be said to contain a subject within itself. It is hoped that they will be found such as may tend to induce the student to cultivate a more intimate acquaintance with the authors from whose works they have been drawn, as well as with others of equal merit in Spanish literature. In order to economize space, the dramas have been curtailed in those parts which it was judged might be left out without injuring the subject; and that no gap should appear, the parts omitted are explained in a few words. An unbroken chain thus runs through each drama, and to each, as a help to the reader, an Argument has been prefixed. To furnish students of the Spanish language with some idea of the extensive and varied field that lies open before them, and the rich and wholesome fruit to be gathered therein, the Editor has prefixed to this compilation a Brief Sketch of Spanish Literature, in English. In conclusion, the Editor avails himself of this opportunity to return his grateful thanks to the nobility, gentry, and the public in general, for the distinguished patronage with which he has been honoured during his long residence in London as Professor of the Spanish language and literature, and he cannot but express a hope that the present Manual may obtain as large a portion of public approbation as his Spanish Grammar, and other Anglo-Spanish works have already received. London, 27, Down Street, Piccadilly, 1854. Situacion Moral de las Sociedades en la Edad Media. Celebridad de Don Alonso X. de Castilla MARINA 12 Ruina del Imperio de Occidente. Orígen de la Monarquía Es- Pensamientos y Máximas Razonamiento de Montezuma á Cortés Exhortacion á los Mexicanos del Rey de Tezuco NIEREMBERG 56 PAGE SOLIS 57 IBID. 58 Marco Aurelio Quejas de un Embajador de Judea al Senado de Roma IBID. 61 FR. P. M. MARQUEZ 62 64 IBID. 65 IBID. 66 FR. L. DE GRANADA 67 |