donixotedeliveredhisdisursesuchaannerandsuchrrectlangua，thatforthetibegheadeitipossibleforanyofhishearerstonsiderhiaadan;onthentrary，astheywereostlyntlen，towhoarsareanappurtenancebybirth，theylistenedtohiwithgreatpleasureashentued:&ot;here，then，isayiswhatthestudenthastoundergo;firstofallpoverty:notthatallarepoor，buttoputthecaseasstronglyaspossible:andwhenihavesaidthatheendurespoverty，ithknothgoreneedbesaidabouthishardfortune，forhewhoispoorhasnoshareofthegoodthgsoflifethispovertyhesuffersfrovarioways，hunr，orld，ornakedness，oralltother;butforallthatitisnotextrebutthathetsthgtoeat，thoughitaybeatwhatunseanablehoursandfrotheleavgsoftherich;forthegreatestiseryofthestudentiswhattheytheselvescall&039;gogoutforup，&039;andthereisalwaysneighbour&039;sbrazierorhearthforthe，which，ifitdoesnotwar，atleastteperstheldtothe，andlastly，theysleepfortablyatnightunderaroofiwillnotgotootherparticulars，asforexaplewantofshirts，andnosuperabundanceofshoes，thandthreadbaregarnts，andggtheselvestosurfeittheirvoracitywhengoodckhastreatedthetoabanetofrtbythisroadthatihavedescribed，roughandhard，stublghere，fallgthere，ttgupagatofallaga，theyreachtheranktheydesire，andthatonceattaed，wehaveseenanywhohavepassedthesesyrtesandscyllasand插rybdises，asifborneflygonthegsoffavourgfortune;wehaveseenthe，isay，rulgandgoverngtheworldfroa插ir，theirhunrturnedtosatiety，theirldtofort，theirnakednesstoferaint，theirsleeponaattoreposehollandanddaask，thejtlyearnedrewardoftheirvirtue;but，ntrastedandparedwithwhatthewarriorundergoes，alltheyhaveundergonefallsfarshortofit，asianowabouttoshow&ot;

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whichtreatsofthecuriodisursedonixotedeliveredonarsandletters

ntughisdisursedonixotesaid:&ot;aswebeganthestudent&039;scasewithpovertyanditsaopanints，letseenowiftheldierisricher，andweshallfdthatpovertyitselfthereisnoonepoorer;forheisdependentonhisiserablepay，whicheslateornever，orelseonwhathecanpnder，seriolyiperillghislifeandnscience;andtishisnakednesswillbegreatthatasla射ddoubletserveshiforuniforandshirt，andthedepthofterhehastodefendhiselfagasttheclencyoftheweathertheopenfieldwithnothgbetterthanthebreathofhisouth，whichineednotsay，gfroaneptyplace，teoutld，ntrarytothelawsofnaturetobesurehelooksforwardtotheapproachofnighttoakeupforallthesedisfortsonthebedthatawaitshi，which，unlessbyfaultofhis，neverssbybegovernarrow，forhecaneasilyasureoutonthegroundashelikes，androllhiselfaboutittohisheart&039;sntentwithoutanyfearofthe射etsslippgawayfrohithen，afterallthis，supposethedayandhourfortakghisdegreehiscallgtohavee;supposethedayofbattletohavearrived，whentheyvesthiwiththedoctor&039;scapadeoflt，tondbullet-hole，perhaps，thathasgonethroughhisteples，orlefthiwithacrippledarorlegorifthisdoesnothappen，andrcifulheavenwatchesoverhiandkeepshisafeandund，itaybehewillbethesapovertyhewasbefore，andhetgothroughoreengantsandorebattles，andevictoriooutofallbeforehebettershiself;butiraclesofthatrtareseldoseenfortell，sirs，ifyouhaveeverreflecteduponit，byhowuchdothosewhohavegaedbywarfallshortofthenuberofthosewhohaveperi射dit?nodoubtyouwillreplythattherecanbenoparin，thatthedeadcannotbenubered，whilethelivgwhohavebeenrewardedaybesuduiththreefiguresallwhichisthereversethecaseofnofletters;forbyskirts，tosaynothgofsleeves，theyallfdanfsupport;thatthoughtheldierhasoretoendure，hisrewardisuchlessbutagastallthisitaybeurdthatitiseasiertorewardothoandldiers，fortheforraybereuneratedbygivgtheplaces，whichtperforcebenferreduponnoftheircallg，whilethelattercanonlyberepensedoutoftheverypropertyoftheastertheyserve;butthisipossibilityonlystrengthensyargunt

&ot;puttgthis，however，aside，foritisapuzzlgestionforwhichitisdifficulttofdation，letreturntothesuperiorityofarsoverletters，aatterstillundecided，anyarethearguntsputforwardoneachside;forbesidesthoseihaventioned，letterssaythatwithoutthearscannotatatheselves，forwar，too，hasitslawsandisgovernedbythe，andlawsbelongtothedoaoflettersandnofletterstothisarsakeanswerthatwithoutthelawscannotbeataed，forbyarsstatesaredefended，kgdospreserved，citiesprotected，roadsadesafe，seasclearedofpirates;and，short，ifitwerenotforthe，states，kgdos，onarchies，cities，waysbyseaandlandwouldbeexposedtotheviolenceandnfionwhichwarbrgswithit，longasitlastsandisfreetoakeeofitsprivilesandpowersandthenitispnthatwhateverstsostisvaedanddeservestobevaedosttoattatoeencelettersstsaanti，watchg，hunr，nakedness，headaches，distions，andotherthgsofthert，ofwhichihavealreadyreferredtobutforaantoetheordaryurseofthgstobeagoodldierstshiallthestudentsuffers，andanparablyhigherdegree，forateverystepherunstheriskoflosghislifeforwhatdreadofwantorpovertythatcanreachorharassthestudentcanparewithwhattheldierfeels，whofdshiselfbeleagueredstrongholdountgguardravelorcavalier，knowsthattheeneyisphgaetowardstheposhereheisstationed，andcannotunderanycircustancesretireorflyfrotheientdanrthatthreatenshi?allhecandoistorhiscaptaofwhatisgogonthatheaytrytoredyitbyaunter-e，andthenstandhisgroundfearandexpectationoftheontwhenhewillflyuptothecloudswithoutgsanddescendtothedeepagasthiswillandifthisseesatriflgrisk，letseewhetheritisealledorsurpassedbytheenunterofogalleysstetoste，theidstoftheopensea，lockedandentangledonewiththeother，whentheldierhasnoorestandgroothanofeetoftheplankofthespur;andyet，thoughheseesbeforehithreatenghiasanyistersofdeathastherearecannonofthefoepotedathi，notalancelengthfrohisbody，andseestoothatwiththefirstheedlessstephewillgodowntovisittheprofunditiesofneptune&039;sbo，stillwithdauntlessheart，urdonbyhonourthatnerveshi，heakeshiselfatartforallthatketry，andstrugglestocrossthatnarrowpathtotheeney&039;sshipandwhatisstillorearvello，noonerhasonegonedowntothedepthshewillneverrisefrotilltheendoftheworld，thananothertakeshisplace;andifhetoofallstotheseathatwaitsforhilikeaneney，anotherandanotherwillsueedhiwithoutaont&039;spaebeeentheirdeaths:uraanddargthegreatestthatallthe插ncesofwarcanshowhappytheblestasthatknewnotthedreadfuryofthosedevilishengesofartillery，whoseventoriapersuadedishellreceivgtherewardofhisdiabolicalvention，bywhichheadeiteasyforabaseandwardlyartotakethelifeofagallantntlean;andthat，whenheknowsnothoworwhence，theheightoftheardourandenthiasthatfireandaniatebravehearts，thereshoulderandobullet，dis插rdperhapsbyonewhofledterrorattheflashwhenhefiredoffhisaursedache，whichanstantputsanendtotheprojectsandcutsoffthelifeofonewhodeservedtoliveforastoeandthwhenireflectonthis，iaalostteptedtosaythatyheartirepentofhavgadoptedthisprofessionofknight-errantdetestableanaaswelivenow;forthoughnoperilcanakefear，stillitgivesuneasesstothkthatpowderandleadayroboftheopportunityofakgyselffaoandrenownedthroughouttheknownearthbytheightofyarandtheedofyswordbutheaven&039;swillbedone;ifisueedyatteptishallbealltheorehonoured，asihavefacedgreaterdanrsthantheknights-errantofyoreexposedtheselvesto&ot;

allthislengthydisursedonixotedeliveredwhiletheotherssupped，fettgtoraiseaorseltohislips，thoughsanchoorethanoncetoldhitoeathissupper，ashewouldhavetienoughafterwardstosayallhewanteditexcitedfreshpitythosewhohadheardhitoseeaanofapparentlyundsense，andwithrationalviewsoneverysubjecthediscsed，hopelesslywantgall，whenhiswretchedunckychivalrywasestionthecuratetoldhihewasiterightallhehadsaidfavourofars，andthathehiself，thoughaanoflettersandagraduate，wasofthesaopion

theyfi射dtheirsupper，theclothwasreoved，andwhilethehostess，herdaughter，andaritorneswerettgdonixoteoflaan插&039;sgarretready，whichitwasarrandthatthewonweretobearteredbytheselvesforthenight，donfernandobegdthecaptivetotellthethestoryofhislife，forituldnotfailtobestranandterestg，tojudbythehtshehadletfallonhisarrivalpanywithzoraidatothisthecaptiverepliedthathewouldverywillglyyieldtohisreest，onlyhefearedhistalewouldnotgivetheasuchpleasureashewi射d;nevertheless，nottobewantgpliance，hewouldtellitthecurateandtheothersthankedhiandaddedtheirentreaties，andhefdghiselfpressedsaidtherewasnooasionask，whereaandhadsuchweight，andadded，&ot;ifyourworshipswillgiveyourattentionyouwillhearatruestorywhich，perhaps，fictitioonesnstructedwithnioandstudiedartcannoteupto&ot;thesewordsadethesettletheselvestheirplacesandpreserveadeepsilence，andheseegthewaitgonhiswordsuteexpectation，beganthapleasantietvoice