“Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get blunted.”

—  Miguel de Cervantes , book La gitanilla

La Gitanilla (The Little Gypsy) (c. 1590–1612; published 1613)

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No te asotiles tanto, que te despuntarás…

La Gitanilla (The Little Gypsy) (c. 1590–1612; published 1613)

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