Miguel Sánchez Requejo

Miguel Sánchez Requejo (or Requexo; called la Divino, 'the Divine'; 1560 – 1620) was a playwright and poet of the Spanish Golden Age. Quotes De Carlos el Rey es hija, Mas es muger, y ha mas años La mudanza en las mugeres, Que no la nobleza en Carlos. Daughter she is, 'tis true, of Charles the King, But she is woman, and in womankind Hath fickleness for far more years held sway Than Charles can count of noble ancestry. Don Gayferos (ed. Duran; tr. Harbottle and Hume) Diferentes son las leyes Mas no hay ley en pecho humano Cuando llega á ser el alma Idólatra de un cuidado.          Diverse are the laws, But there's no law that sways the heart of man When the soul sets some sorrow in a shrine And worships it. Don Gayferos (ed. Duran; tr. Harbottle and Hume) Las mujeres son espejo Que viendo vuestro retrato, Si os descuidais y otro llega, Hará con él otro tanto. Women, like mirrors, may reflect, Perchance your very face; If you the compliment neglect, Another takes your place. Don Gayferos (ed. Duran; tr. Harbottle and Hume) Su confuso entendimiento Es codicioso letrado, Que hace leyes siempre al gusto De que llega á consultarlo. For his confused and wayward wit Like to a greedy lawyer is, Who laws doth make to suit the taste Of those who do his counsel seek. Don Gayferos (ed. Duran; tr. Harbottle and Hume) La fe que un enojo muda Fe no muy segura fué. A faith that's moved by anger A feeble faith must be. La Guarda Cuidadosa, act 1 — loq. Nisea (tr. Harbottle and Hume) (Pues) necio suelen llamar A quien se pone á curar Con médico poco sano. A booby is he, to be sure, Who, being ill and seeking cure, A sickly doctor calls. La Guarda Cuidadosa, act 1 — loq. Nisea (tr. Harbottle and Hume) Veces hay que por correr Mucho mas tarde se llega. Sometimes it falls, by running much The later we arrive. La Guarda Cuidadosa, act 1 — loq. Sileno (tr. Harbottle and Hume) (Pero) pésame que corra Esta opinion, aunque falsa; Que este decir mal as salsa Que á muchos de pan ahorra. Sad it is, but must be said, People think, though false, I ween. Scandal is a relish keen Used by most to save their bread. La Guarda Cuidadosa, act 3 — loq. Leucato (tr. Harbottle and Hume) External links Q6015190 Don Agustin Duran (ed.) Romancero General, ó Coleccion de Romances Castellanos, vol. 1 (Madrid, 1849), p. 252, no. 378 T. B. Harbottle; M. A. S. Hume (eds.) Dictionary of Quotations: Spanish (London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Ltd., 1907), pp. 59, 74, 177, 200, 240, 294, 364, 390 Category:1560 births Category:1620 deaths Category:Poets from Spain Category:Playwrights from Spain