All 3 Uses of
affectation
in
Don Quixote
- "Well," said the curate, "that and the second, third, and fourth parts all stand in need of a little rhubarb to purge their excess of bile, and they must be cleared of all that stuff about the Castle of Fame and other greater affectations, to which end let them be allowed the over-seas term, and, according as they mend, so shall mercy or justice be meted out to them; and in the mean time, gossip, do you keep them in your house and let no one read them."†
Chpt 1.5-6affectations = things done in an artificial way to make an impression
- None of your high flights; all affectation is bad.†
Chpt 2.25-26 *affectation = behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
- Eat not garlic nor onions, lest they find out thy boorish origin by the smell; walk slowly and speak deliberately, but not in such a way as to make it seem thou art listening to thyself, for all affectation is bad.†
Chpt 2.43-44