The Alhambra . dings and eloquent on small points oferudition ; the owl treated all such knowledge as trifling, andrelished nothing but metaphysics. Then the parrot wouldsing songs and repeat botis mots and crack jokes upon hit R 2 244 THE ALITAMBRA solemn neighbour, and laugh outrageously at his own wit ; allwhich proceedings the owl considered as a grievous invasion ofhis dignity, and would scowl and sulk and swell, and be silent for a whole day prince heedednot the wranglings ofhis companions beingwrapped up in thedreams of his ownfancy and the contem-plation of the portraitof
The Alhambra . dings and eloquent on small points oferudition ; the owl treated all such knowledge as trifling, andrelished nothing but metaphysics. Then the parrot wouldsing songs and repeat botis mots and crack jokes upon hit R 2 244 THE ALITAMBRA solemn neighbour, and laugh outrageously at his own wit ; allwhich proceedings the owl considered as a grievous invasion ofhis dignity, and would scowl and sulk and swell, and be silent for a whole day prince heedednot the wranglings ofhis companions beingwrapped up in thedreams of his ownfancy and the contem-plation of the portraitof the beautiful prin-cess. In this way theyjourneyed through thestern passes of theSierra Morena, across the sunburnt plains of La ]Mancha andCastile, and along the banks of the Golden Tagus, whichwinds its wizard mazes over one half of Spain and length they came in sight of a strong city with walls andtowers built on a rocky promontory, round the foot of whichthe Tagus circled with brawling
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