ut. Esp._; a few of his _autos_ are in vol.
58, and some of his poems are in vols. 14 and 35. Cf.
also _Poesias ineditas_, Madrid, 1881; Menendez y Pelayo,
_Calderon y su teatro_, Madrid, 1884; R.C. Trench,
_Calderon_, London, 1880.

The sonnet, _Estas que fueron..._, is found in _El
principe constante_, II.

=20.=--Diego Tadeo Gonzalez (1733-1794) was born at
Ciudad-Rodrigo. He entered the order of Augustinians at
eighteen, and filled various important offices within the
Order during his life. His duties took him to Seville,
Salamanca and Madrid. From youth he showed a particular
bent for poetry, and Horace and Luis de Leon were his
admiration. He was an intimate friend of Jovellanos,
who induced him to forsake light subjects and attempt a
didactic poem, _Las edades_, which was left unfinished.
Fray Diego's modest and lovable character and his friendly
relations with other men of letters made him an attractive
figure. His poems are in vol. 61 of the _Bibl. de Aut.
Esp._ Cf. _Introduction_, p. xxx.

II. =Mirta= was a lady with whom the author long
corresponded and to whom he addressed many poems. =Delio=
(l. 15) was the name by which Fray Diego Gonzalez was
known among his literary intimates: Jovellanos was called
"Jovino"; Melendez Valdes, "Batilo"; etc.

=21=.--4. =recogellos= = _recogerlos_.

12. =a la ave=: a more usual construction would be _al
ave_, although the sound wouhd be approximately the same
in either case. See also below in line 24, =a la alba=.

=22=.--4. =reluciente=, modified by an adverb, here =
_reluciendo_.

6. =recio=: a predicate adjective with the force of an
adverb.

=26.=--Nicolas Fernandez de Moratin (1737-1780) was born
in Madrid of a noble Asturian family. He studied for the
law and practised it in Madrid, but irregularly, devoting
most of his time to literary work. Besides his page 264
poems in the national style (see _Introduction_, p. xxix)
he wrote an epic on the burning of the ships of Cortes and
several plays in the French manner, of which only one,
_Hormesinda_ (1770), ever had a stage production. His
works, with his _Life_ written by his son Leandro, are
printed in vol. 2 of the _Bibl. de Ant. Esp._

=Fiesta de toros en Madrid=. Baedeker's guide-book to
Spain and Portugal says: "Bull-fights were instituted for
the encouragement of proficiency in the use of martial
weapons and for the celebration of festal occasions,
and were a prerogative of the ari