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surely, their faults are easily seen; and the greaterthe fa of the writer, the ore closely are they scrutised nfao for their ni, great poets, ilstrio historians, arealways, or ost only, envied by those who take a particulardelight and pleasure criticisg the writgs of others, withouthavg produced any of their own&ot;

&ot;that is no wonder,&ot; said don ixote; &ot;for there are any diveswho are no good for the pulpit, but excellent detectg the defectr excesses of those who preach&ot;

&ot;all that is true, senor don ixote,&ot; said carras; &ot;but i wishsuch fault-fders were ore lenient and less exactg, and did notpay uch attention to the spots on the bright sun of the workthey gruble at; for if aliando bon doritat hor, theyshould reber how long he reaed awake to 射d the light of hiswork with as little shade as possible; and perhaps it ay be that whatthey fd fault with ay be oles, that tis heighten thebeauty of the face that bears the; and i say very great is therisk to which he who prts a book exposes hiself, for of allipossibilities the greatest is to write one that will satisfy andplease all readers&ot;

&ot;that which treats of t have pleased few,&ot; said don ixote

&ot;ite the ntrary,&ot; said the bachelor; &ot;for, as stultorufitu est nur, nurable are those who have reli射d thesaid history; but have brought a 插r agast the author&039;ry, asuch as he fot to say who the thief was who stolesancho&039;s dapple; for it is not stated there, but only