"In this manner did he invent names for a great many knights in either army, to all of whom also he gave arms, colours, mottos and devices, without the least hesitation, being incredibly inspired by the fumes of a distempered fancy"
The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote. Translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. To which is prefixed, Some Account of the Author's Life. By Tobias Smollett, M.D
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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. <u>The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote</u>, trans. Tobias Smollett (New York: Random House, 2001).