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... trembling own'd him lord . Those heroes , too , who thy bold flag unfurl'd , And spread thy banners o'er the Eastern world , Whose spears subdu'd the kingdoms of the morn , Their names and glorious wars the song adorn : The daring GAMA ...
... trembling own'd him lord . Those heroes , too , who thy bold flag unfurl'd , And spread thy banners o'er the Eastern world , Whose spears subdu'd the kingdoms of the morn , Their names and glorious wars the song adorn : The daring GAMA ...
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... tremble o'er the deep ; The peaceful winds a holy silence keep ; The watchman's carol , echo'd from the prows , Alone , at times , awakes the still repose . Aurora now , with dewy lustre bright , Appears , ascending on the rear of night ...
... tremble o'er the deep ; The peaceful winds a holy silence keep ; The watchman's carol , echo'd from the prows , Alone , at times , awakes the still repose . Aurora now , with dewy lustre bright , Appears , ascending on the rear of night ...
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... trembling roe . His joy and wonder oft the Moor express'd , But rankling hate lay brooding in his breast ; With smiles obedient to his will's control , He veils the purpose of his treach'rous soul : For pilots , conscious of the Indian ...
... trembling roe . His joy and wonder oft the Moor express'd , But rankling hate lay brooding in his breast ; With smiles obedient to his will's control , He veils the purpose of his treach'rous soul : For pilots , conscious of the Indian ...
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... trembling air , And death's fell dæmons through the flashes glare . Where , up the land , a grove of palms enclose , And cast their shadows where the fountain flows , The lurking ambush from their treach'rous stand Beheld the combat ...
... trembling air , And death's fell dæmons through the flashes glare . Where , up the land , a grove of palms enclose , And cast their shadows where the fountain flows , The lurking ambush from their treach'rous stand Beheld the combat ...
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... trembling , on the foe they turn Their eyes that red with lust of vengeance burn : Aghast with fear , and stern with desperate rage The flying war with dreadful howls they wage , Flints , clods , and javelins hurling as they fly , As ...
... trembling , on the foe they turn Their eyes that red with lust of vengeance burn : Aghast with fear , and stern with desperate rage The flying war with dreadful howls they wage , Flints , clods , and javelins hurling as they fly , As ...
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Æneid Afric Alonzo ancient arms bands beauteous behold bend beneath blaze blood boast bold bosom bowers Brahmins brave breast burning Calicut Camoëns Cape Castera Castile Castilian Ceuta Christian coursers cries crown death display'd divine dread eastern world ev'ry eyes fair fame fate Fcap fierce fir'd fire flame fleet gale gallant GAMA GAMA's gen'rous glorious glows gold Heaven heroes holy Homer honour horror India inspir'd island joyful king King of Castile King of Portugal land Lisbon lord lordly Lusian Lusus Melinda monarch Moorish Moors mountains native Nereids num'rous nymphs o'er ocean Pedro poem poet Portugal Portuguese Post 8vo pride prince proud purple queen race rage reign resounds roar round sacred sail shade shining shore sire skies smiles sons Spain spear spread sword Tagus tempest thee thine thou throne tide toils trembling Virgil Viriatus warlike waves wide wild woes wond'ring youth zamorim
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