Louis XIV — "I'm extremely glad for you, Messire. Great tidings! Now you can read Cervantes i…"
I'm extremely glad for you, Messire. Great tidings! Now you can read Cervantes in the original.
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To a courtier who learned Spanish, believing the King wanted to appoint him to Spain, but Louis merely suggested he could read Cervantes.
Date: Approx. 17th Century
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