Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader

by Ernesto Nelson

[47] José Mármol. An Argentine poet and novelist.

[48] los preceptos de escuela, academic precepts.

[49] no sería difícil que, it would not be surprising if. VARIANT: Sería posible.

[50] superabunda de, superabundance of; to abound in excess.

[51] En resumen, Recapitulating; finally. VARIANTS: Para terminar; finalmente; en resolución.

[52] José Joaquín Olmedo. An Ecuadorian poet.

[53] Desde el principio hasta el fin, From beginning to end. VARIANT: De punta a cabo.

[54] Son de notarse, Should be noted.

[55] a torrentes, in torrents. VARIANTS: Arroyos de sangre; ríos de sangre.

[56] Ricardo Palma. A Peruvian literary critic, historian and philologist.