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Don Quixote is the last work in which any trace of a 

 reflexive verb conjugated with the auxiliary ser is to be 

 found. 



V. Auxiliaries zvith Reflexive Verbs in Portuguese. 



In leading such old Portuguese texts as were obtainable, I 

 found only doubtful cases of reflexive verbs having ser in 

 their compound tenses. Haver is the auxiliary met with 

 in Hardung's Romanceiro and other Portuguese texts. 



Cf. A el-rei sc Jia queixado (Romanceiro, 123). 



VI. Auxiliai'ies zvitJi Reflexive Verbs in Provencal. 



The verbal system of the Provencal follows very closely 

 that of the French. In Le Moine de Montaudon, Pierre 

 Vidal, Bertrand de Born, Roman de Flamenca, I found the 

 auxiliary rj-^rr always used to conjugate the compound tenses 

 of reflexive verbs. 



Compare Le Moine de Montaudon, 



Qu'ieu m'en sui tant defendutz e loignatz. 

 For de mon cor que s'es en vos mudatz. 

 Que de drut s'es tornatz maritz. 



Pierre Vidal. 

 De chantar m'era laissatz. 



Bertrand de Bom. 



Quand lo reis Richartz s'en fou passatz outra mar. 

 Dizon que trop me sui cochatz. 



Roman dc Flamenca. 



Et al rei si son presentat 

 E quan si fou agenolhatz. 



Roman de yaitfre. 



El reis es se meravillatz. 



Cant la vi pueis es se seinatz. 



E Jaufres s'es apareillatz. 



S'en es vengutz a Melian. ■- 



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