The Lusiad, Or, The Discovery of India: An Epic Poem, Translated from the Portuguese of Luis de Camoëns, with a Life of the PoetThis poem, written in Homeric style, focuses on a fantastical interpretation of the Portuguese voyages of discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. |
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... Portuguese gentleman . Pe haps , " says Lord Strangford , " this story may not be whol unfounded . " On his arrival in India he contributed by b bravery to the success of an expedition carried on by th King of Cochin , and his allies ...
... Portuguese gentleman . Pe haps , " says Lord Strangford , " this story may not be whol unfounded . " On his arrival in India he contributed by b bravery to the success of an expedition carried on by th King of Cochin , and his allies ...
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An Epic Poem, Translated from the Portuguese of Luis de Camoëns, with a Life of the Poet Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle. ruptions of the Portuguese authorities in Goa , so roused the indignation of the viceroy that the poet was ...
An Epic Poem, Translated from the Portuguese of Luis de Camoëns, with a Life of the Poet Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle. ruptions of the Portuguese authorities in Goa , so roused the indignation of the viceroy that the poet was ...
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... Portuguese form the great hinge which opened the door to the most important alterations in the civil history of mankind . And to place these actions in the light and enthusiasm of poetry -that enthusiasm which particularly assimilates ...
... Portuguese form the great hinge which opened the door to the most important alterations in the civil history of mankind . And to place these actions in the light and enthusiasm of poetry -that enthusiasm which particularly assimilates ...
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... Portuguese ; its resentment knows no bounds , and Camoëns now found it prudent to banish himself from his native country . Accordingly , in 1553 he sailed for India , with a resolution never to return . As the ship left the Tagus he ex ...
... Portuguese ; its resentment knows no bounds , and Camoëns now found it prudent to banish himself from his native country . Accordingly , in 1553 he sailed for India , with a resolution never to return . As the ship left the Tagus he ex ...
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... Portuguese settlement on the coast of China . Here he continued his Lusiad ; and here , also , after five years ... Portuguese historians make glorious mention of Barreto , who was a man of true merit . " The Portuguese historians ...
... Portuguese settlement on the coast of China . Here he continued his Lusiad ; and here , also , after five years ... Portuguese historians make glorious mention of Barreto , who was a man of true merit . " The Portuguese historians ...
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