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The Visions of Dom Francisco De Quevedo Villegas, Made English by Sir Roger L'estrange, Knt
The Visions of Dom Francisco De Quevedo Villegas Made English by Sir Roger L'estrange Knt Author:Francisco de Quevedo General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1708 Original Publisher: printed by W.B. for Richard Sare Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.... more »com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: This is called Fool'j Paradife, From the Loving Fools that dwell int : Where the Great Fools Rule the Lefs, The Reft Obey, and all do well in't. The Finishing, and Materials were plea- fant to Admiration. The Portal fpacious ; the Doors always open, and the Houfe free to all Comers, which were very many , the Porter's place was fupply'd by a Woman ; Exquifitely handfom, both for Face and Perfon-j Tall, Delicately ftap'd, and fet off with great Advantages of Drefs and Jewels. She was made up in fine, of Charms, and her Name (as I underftood) was Beauty. She would let a Man in to fee the Houfe for a Look and that was all I paid for my PafTage. In the firft Court, I found a many of both Sexes, but fo alter'd in Habit, and Countenance, that they could fcarce know one another. They were fad, pen- five and their Complexions tainted with a yellow Palenefs ( which Ovi d calls Cupid's Livery.) There was no talk of being True to Friends Loyal to Superiors and Dutiful to Parents: But Kindred did the Office of Procurers -, and Procurers were calFd Cou- fms. Wives lov'd their Hujband's She-Friends, and Husbands did as much for Them, in loving their Gallants. While 1 was upon the Contemplation of thefe Encounters of Affection, there appear'd a ftrange Extravagant Figure, but in the like- nefs of a Humane Creature. It was neither perfectly Man, nor perfectly Woman, but had indeed a Refemblance of Both. This Perfon I perceiv'd was ever b. ufy, up and down, going and coming , befet all over with Eyes and Ears, and had one of the Craftieftdiflruftful Looks (me...« less