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    The Spanish-English Lady: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
    The Spanish-English Lady: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
    The Spanish-English Lady: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
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    The Spanish-English Lady: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)

    By Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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    Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding Spanish paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPublishdrive
    Release dateJun 19, 2018
    The Spanish-English Lady: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish)
    Author

    Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

    Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29, 1547, in Alcala de Henares, Spain. At twenty-three he enlisted in the Spanish militia and in 1571 fought against the Turks in the Battle of Lepanto, where a gunshot wound permanently crippled his left hand. He spent four more years at sea and then another five as a slave after being captured by Barbary pirates. Ransomed by his family, he returned to Madrid but his disability hampered him; it was in debtor's prison that he began to write Don Quixote. Cervantes wrote many other works, including poems and plays, but he remains best known as the author of Don Quixote. He died on April 23, 1616.

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      The Spanish-English Lady - Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

      THE SPANISH-ENGLISH LADY

      LA ESPAÑOLA INGLESA

      Bilingual Edition

      English - Spanish

      Miguel de Cervantes

      translated by

      Walter Keating Kelly

      The Spanish English Lady

      La española inglesa

      Among the spoils which the English carried off from the city of Cadiz, was a little girl of about seven years old. An English gentleman, named Clotald, commander of a squadron of vessels, took her to London without the knowledge of the Earl of Essex, and in defiance of his general orders. The parents complained to the earl of the loss of their child, and implored him, since he had declared that property alone should be seized, and the persons of the inhabitants should be left free, they should not, besides being reduced to poverty, suffer the additional misery of being deprived of their daughter, who was the very light of their eyes. The earl caused it to be proclaimed throughout his whole army, that whoever had possession of the child, should restore her on pain of death; but no threatened penalties could constrain Clotald to obey; in spite of them, he kept the child concealed in his ship, being fascinated, though in a Christian manner, with the incomparable beauty of Isabella, as she was called. In fine, her inconsolable parents were left to mourn her loss, and Clotald, rejoicing beyond measure, returned to London, and presented the pretty child to his wife, as the richest prize he had brought home from the war.

      Entre los despojos que los ingleses llevaron de la ciudad de Cádiz, Clotaldo, un caballero inglés capitán de una escuadra de navíos, llevó a Londres a una niña de edad de siete años, poco más o menos, y esto contra la voluntad y sabiduría del conde de Leste, que con gran diligencia hizo buscar a la niña para volvérsela a sus padres, que ante él se quejaron de la falta de su hija, pidiéndole que pues se contentaba con las haciendas, y dejaba libres a las personas, no fuesen ellos tan desdichados; que ya que quedaban pobres, no quedasen sin su hija, que era la lumbre de sus ojos y la más hermosa criatura que había en toda la ciudad. Mandó el conde echar bando por toda su armada que so pena de la vida, devolviese la niña cualquiera que la tuviese, mas ningunas penas ni temores fueron bastantes a que Clotaldo le obedeciese, que la tenía escondida en su nave, aficionado, aunque christianamente, a la incomparable hermosura de Isabel, que así se llamaba la niña. Finalmente, sus padres se quedaron sin ella, tristes y desconsolados, y Clotaldo, alegre sobre modo, llegó a Londres y entregó por riquísimo despojo a su mujer a la hermosa niña.

      It happened fortunately that all the members of Clotald's household were catholics in secret, though in public they affected to follow the religion of the state. Clotald had a son about twelve years old, named Richard, who was brought up by his parents to love and fear God, and to be very stedfast in the truths of the catholic faith. Catherine, the wife of Clotald, a noble, Christian, and prudent lady, conceived such an affection for Isabella, that she reared her as if she was her own daughter; and the child was so well endowed by nature, that she readily learned all they taught her.

      Quiso la buena suerte que todos los de la casa de Clotaldo eran cathólicos secretos, aunque en lo público mostraban seguir la opinión de su reina. Tenía Clotaldo un hijo llamado Ricaredo, de edad de doce años, enseñado de sus padres a amar y temer a Dios, y a estar muy entero en las verdades de la fe cathólica. Catalina, la mujer de Clotaldo, noble christiana, y prudente señora, tomó tanto amor a Isabel, que como si fuera su hija la criaba, regalaba, e industriaba. Y la niña era de tan buen natural, que con facilidad aprendía todo cuanto le enseñaban.

      Time and the kind treatment she received, gradually wore out from her recollection that which her parents had bestowed upon her; not so much so, however, but that she often thought of them with a sigh. Though she learned English, she did not forget her native tongue, for Clotald took care to bring Spaniards secretly to his house to converse with her, and thus it was, that without ceasing to speak Spanish, she became as proficient in English as if she had been born in London. After having learned all kinds of work becoming a young lady of good birth, she was taught to read and write more than passably well; but what she excelled in above all, was in playing all sorts of instruments suitable to her sex, with extraordinary perfection of musical taste and skill, and with the accompaniment of a voice which Heaven had endowed with such melody that when she chanted she enchanted.

      Con el tiempo, y con los regalos, fue olvidando los que sus padres verdaderos le habían hecho; pero no tanto que dejase de acordarse y suspirar por ellos muchas veces; y aunque iba aprendiendo la lengua inglesa, no perdía la española, porque Clotaldo tenía cuidado de traerle a casa secretamente españoles que hablasen con ella. Desta manera, sin olvidar la suya, como está dicho, hablaba la lengua inglesa como si hubiera nacido en Londres. Después de haberle enseñado todas las cosas de labor, que puede y debe saber una doncella bien nacida, la enseñaron a leer y escribir, más que medianamente. Pero en lo que tuvo extremo fue en tañer todos los instrumentos que a una mujer son lícitos; y esto con toda perfección de música, acompañándola con una voz que le dio el cielo, tan extremada que encantaba cuando cantaba.

      All these graces, natural and acquired, gradually inflamed the heart of Richard, whom she loved and respected as the son of her lord. At first his affection for her was like that of a brother for a sister, but when she reached her twelfth year, this feeling had changed into a most ardent desire to possess her, but only in the honourable way of becoming her lawful spouse; for Isabella's incomparable virtue made it hopeless to obtain her in any other way, nor would he have done so even, if he could, for his own noble disposition, and the high estimation in which he held her, forbade any bad thought to take root in his soul. A thousand times he determined to make known his passion to his father and mother, and as often broke his resolution, knowing that they had destined him to be the husband of a young Scotch lady of great wealth and good family, who, like themselves, secretly professed the catholic faith; and it seemed clear to him, that after having betrothed him to a lady of rank, they would not think of bestowing him on a slave, if that name could be applied to Isabella. Agitated by these distressing reflections, not knowing what course to pursue or whom to consult, he fell into a melancholy that nearly cost him his life. But thinking it was a very cowardly thing to let himself die without making any kind of effort for his own relief, he strove to gather up courage enough to declare his feelings to Isabella.

      Todas estas gracias, adqueridas y puestas sobre la natural suya, poco a poco fueron encendiendo el pecho de Ricaredo, a quien ella, como a hijo de su señor, quería y servía; al principio le salteó amor con un modo de agradarse y complacerse de ver la sin igual belleza de Isabel, y de considerar sus infinitas virtudes y gracias, amándola como si fuera su hermana, sin que sus deseos saliesen de los términos honrados y virtuosos. Pero como fue creciendo Isabel, que ya cuando Ricaredo ardía tenía doce años, aquella benevolencia primera, y aquella complacencia y agrado de mirarla, se volvió en ardentísimos deseos de gozarla y de poseerla; no porque aspirase a esto por otros medios que por los de ser su esposo. Pues de la incomparable honestidad de Isabela, (que así la llamaban ellos) no se podía esperar otra cosa, ni aun él quisiera esperarla, aunque pudiera, porque la noble condición suya y la estimación en que a Isabela tenía, no consentían que ningún mal pensamiento echase raíces en su alma. Mil veces determinó manifestar su voluntad a sus padres, y otras tantas no aprobó su determinación, porque él sabía que le tenían dedicado para ser esposo de una muy rica y principal doncella escocesa, asimismo secreta christiana como ellos; y estaba claro, según él decía, que no habían de querer dar a una esclava (si este nombre se podía dar a Isabela) lo que ya tenían concertado de dar a una señora; y así perplejo y pensativo, sin saber qué camino tomar para venir al fin de su buen deseo, pasaba una vida tal que le puso a punto de perderla. Pero pareciéndole ser gran cobardía dejarse morir, sin intentar algún género de remedio a su dolencia, se animó y esforzó a declarar su intento a Isabela.

      Everybody in the house was grieved for Richard's illness for he was beloved by them all, and by his parents to the utmost degree, both because he was their only child, and because his

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