l. 25. voces de pie y medio: cf. Horace’s sesquipedalia verba.
[Page 195].—l. 11. Derelinques: cf. the Latin derelinquere, to abandon.
l. 16. boquilobo: cf. boca de lobo, dense darkness.
l. 17. Cienpozuelos: i.e., any plain individual.
l. 26. la irascible: supply lengua.
[Page 196].—l. 1. Pero, etc.: i.e., the die is cast.
l. 8. cata y cala: cf. hacer cala y cata, to examine a thing to ascertain its quantity and quality.
[NICOLÁS FERNÁNDEZ DE MORATÍN]. A prominent member of the French school, Moratín the elder wrote a drama, Hormesinda, according to the French classic rules, and an epic poem, Las naves de Cortés, celebrating the burning of his ships by the Conquistador. He is best remembered for his popular quintillas 376 on The Bullfight, conceived entirely according to the old Spanish manner. Cf. his poems published with the works of his son Leandro in vol. II of the Biblioteca de autores españoles.
[Page 197].—l. 17. moraicel: a Moorish officer.
l. 27. alcadí: i.e., cadí with the Arabic article prefixed.