"Con el honor le vencí, porque siempre los villanos tienen su honor en las manos, y siempre miran por sí; que por tantas variedades, es bien que se entienda y crea, que el honor se fue al aldea huyendo de las ciudades."
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El Burlador de Sevilla (1630), act 3 (Tr. Roy Campbell)
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Tirso de Molina
Gabriel Téllez (c. 24 March 1583 – c. 20 February 1648), also known as Tirso de Molina, was a Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet, and Roman Catholic monk. He is primarily known for writing The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest, the play from which the character Don Juan originates.
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