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here cardenio brought to a close his long disurse and story, asfull of isfortune as it was of love; but jt as the curate was gogto address words of fort to hi, he was sped by a voicethat reached his ear, sayg lancholy tones what will be told the fourth part of this narrative; for at this pot the sa andsagacio historian, cide hate benenli, brought the third to ancsion

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which treats of the stran and delightful adventure that befell thecurate and the barber the sa sierra

happy and fortunate were the tis when that ost darg knightdon ixote of la an插 was sent to the world; for by rean of hishavg ford a retion honourable as that of seekg torevive and restore to the world the long-lost and alost defunct orderof knight-errantry, we now enjoy this a of ours, poor lightentertant, not only the 插r of his veracio history, but alof the tales and epides ntaed it which are, a asure,no less pleasg, nio, and truthful, than the history itself;which, resug its thread, carded, spun, and wound, relates that jtas the curate was gog to offer nlation to cardenio, he wasterrupted by a voice that fell upon his ear sayg pntivetones:

&ot;o god! is it possible i have found a place that ay serve as asecret grave for the weary load of this body that i support unwillgly? if the litude these ountas proise deceives not, it is ; ah! woe is ! how uch ore grateful to y d willbe the ciety of these rocks and brakes that perit to pn ofy isfortune to heaven, than