▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁critic ▁Ad ol fo ▁de ▁Castro , ▁Med rano ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁im it ators ▁of ▁Hor ace , ▁comparing ▁favor ably ▁in ▁that ▁respect ▁with ▁Luis ▁de ▁León . ▁End owed ▁with ▁literary ▁taste , ▁he ▁writes ▁in ▁good ▁Spanish , ▁and ▁his ▁style ▁is ▁free ▁from ▁the ▁g ong or ism ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁Among ▁the ▁od es ▁of ▁Med rano , ▁his ▁" La ▁prof ec ia ▁del ▁T ajo " ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁Luis ▁de ▁León ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁title . ▁Although ▁both ▁are ▁based ▁upon ▁Hor ace ' s ▁o de ▁to ▁Mark ▁Anton y ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁would ▁separate ▁him ▁and ▁Cle op atra , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁difference ▁between ▁them . ▁Lé on ' s ▁o de ▁dep arts ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁of ▁Hor ace , ▁while ▁Med rano ' s ▁is ▁an ▁im itation ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁so ▁close ▁as ▁to ▁amount ▁almost ▁to ▁a ▁translation . ▁The ▁po ems ▁of ▁Med rano ▁are ▁repr int ed ▁in ▁La ▁bibli oteca ▁de ▁aut ores ▁españ oles . ▁ ▁Trans l ations ▁Two ▁son net s ▁by ▁Francisco ▁de ▁Med rano ▁were ▁translated ▁into ▁English ▁by ▁Henry ▁W ad sw orth ▁Long f ellow . ▁They ▁are ▁Art ▁and ▁Nature ▁and ▁The ▁Two ▁Har v ests . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Att ribution ▁ ▁The ▁entry ▁c ites : ▁Bibli oteca ▁de ▁aut ores ▁españ oles , ▁vol s . ▁XXX II , ▁XXX V ,