Another from Lope

Lope de Vega himself-
"The Freak of Nature" as Cervantes called him.
His friends:

Francisco de Quevedo-
Everyone hated the satirical venom of Quevedo and yet Lope was his friend which is in itself remarkable. Should we all be so lucky.

His enemies:

Ruíz de Alarcón-
First in line was the Mexican born and bred Ruíz de Alarcón who always got a ribbing for his hunchback deformity.

Miguel de Cervantes-
Cervantes partly wrote his Quijote because Lope ruined his theatrical career.

Luis de Góngora
Luis de Góngora and Lope fell out when Góngora started to experiment in a new ultra-baroque style. Consequently Góngora was Cervantes' favorite poet. So there Lope.


More about Lope-

He wrote 3,000 sonnets, 3 novels, 4 short novels, 9 epoch poems, 3 didactic poems and several hundred plays. He dabbled in all literary genres except for the picaresque novel. Lope de Vega's life and work were extremely energetic. He was friends with Quevedo and enemies with Alarcón, Cervantes y Góngora.

Fue autor de 3.000 sonetos, 3 novelas, 4 novelas cortas, 9 epopeyas, 3 poemas didácticos, y varios centenares de comedias (1.800 según Juan Pérez de Montalbán); cultivó todos los géneros literarios, a excepción de la novela picaresca. La vida y obra de Lope de Vega fueron de una exuberancia extrema. Fue amigo de Quevedo y enemigo de Alarcón, Cervantes y Góngora.
(http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lope_de_Vega)

From Las fortunas de Diana from Novelas a Marcia Leonarda (1621-1624)

The river Tagus runs quietly

Underneath two green polars

Which form an arch

So as to not disturb the birds.

And the love-struck branches

Would join their trunks

But for the jealous river

which will not let the twain meet.

Silvio looks at them attentively

From a colorful boulder,

Towering over the green fields

As a shade to the river’s fresh waters.

Sheep scattered between the water’s edge

And the meadow.

Some drinking, others grazing.

While still others listen to his song.

Silvio the shepherd is troubled

Because of the jealousy of Lauso,

Who’s richer than the river in gold

And being brazen he’s even more foolish.

Thus he stands between Silvio and his Elisa

Like the river Tagus keeps the trees’ branches apart

Vigorously separating their bodies

But not their hearts.

Silvio then takes up an instrument

And the nightingales respond to his complaints

in song:

“You will join your branches,

Tall poplar trees,

When the Tagus’ waters recede.

Yet if there be crimes that outshine the years

Hurts and insults will only grow over time.”