Cosas De España: Illustrative of Spain And the Spaniards As They Are 1
Cosas De España: Illustrative of Spain And the Spaniards As They Are 1
Byrne, Wm. Pitt, Mrs., 1819-1894
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The finest grapes one could wish to see may 196 THE MARKESTS. be had at six cuartos; peaches, pears, and figs at ten eaartos per lb., while as much as two reals, or sixteen cuartos, are asked for an orange or a lemon. The finest melons are to be had at ten cuartos the pound ; they are also sold at two cuartos the rahanada, or slice; and it is amusing to see the relish with which they are devoured by the gamins of this thirsty capital, as they plunge their white incisors into the luscious and me...llow wedge with an expression of intense physical enjoyment, eminently illustrative of the Italian saying, that therein "d heve, si mangia e si lava U visor The streets of Madrid are noisier than those of any other capital we know of; they are for the most part narrow, intricate and crowded, and there is apparently no restric- tion on the " cris de Madrid : " — . . '* TiingTim centum sunt, oraque oentom Ferrea vox;" — they succeed each other all day, and accompany the pro- cess of dealing for a variety of articles which are sold in a much less obtrusive way in other cities.
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