"Dulcinea" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... very prototype of the hero of Cervantes. The single study of the young Hidalgo had been chivalrous romance; and his existence had been one gorgeous day- dream of princesses rescued and infidels subdued. He had chosen a Dulcinea, "no countess, no duchess,"—these are his own words,— "but one of far higher station"; and he flattered himself with the hope of laying at her feet the keys of Moorish castles and the jewelled turbans of Asiatic kings. In the midst ...
— Critical and Historical Essays Volume 2 • Thomas Babington Macaulay
... the money, and moved restlessly about the room, looking for the Dulcinea who had been ...
— Love and Other Stories • Anton Chekhov
... rank of gentleman. Thenceforward he was free to follow his own fortune; he was free to seek the glorious Dulcinea of his dreams—a fame as bright and sparkling as his sword. And thereupon begins to pass before us, brilliant as the long-drawn scenes of a dissolving view, the strange and splendid series of his exploits. He had not ...
— Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8 • Various |
