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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... behold the ruins of genius , or the weakness of an exalted mind , let them be taught to lament that nature has left the noblest of her works imperfect . " * This passage in inverted commas is cited , with the alteration of the name only ...
... behold the ruins of genius , or the weakness of an exalted mind , let them be taught to lament that nature has left the noblest of her works imperfect . " * This passage in inverted commas is cited , with the alteration of the name only ...
Page xxxv
... put them to shame in anything And the spies said to their brethren , “ Arise , that we may go up against them ; for we have · " 9 * Judges xviii . 7 , 9 , 27 , 28 . seen the land , and , behold , it is INTRODUCTION TO THE LUSIAD . XXXV.
... put them to shame in anything And the spies said to their brethren , “ Arise , that we may go up against them ; for we have · " 9 * Judges xviii . 7 , 9 , 27 , 28 . seen the land , and , behold , it is INTRODUCTION TO THE LUSIAD . XXXV.
Page xxxvi
... behold , it is very good . . . . And they came unto Laish , unto a people that were at quiet and secure : and they smote them with the edge of the sword , and burnt the city with fire . And there was no deliverer , because it was far ...
... behold , it is very good . . . . And they came unto Laish , unto a people that were at quiet and secure : and they smote them with the edge of the sword , and burnt the city with fire . And there was no deliverer , because it was far ...
Page xliv
... behold ; alas , what altered view ! Her lands uncultured , and her sons untrue ; Ungraced with all that sweetens human life , Savage and fierce they roam in brutal strife ; Eager they grasp the gifts which culture yields , Yet naked ...
... behold ; alas , what altered view ! Her lands uncultured , and her sons untrue ; Ungraced with all that sweetens human life , Savage and fierce they roam in brutal strife ; Eager they grasp the gifts which culture yields , Yet naked ...
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... behold , The cross and victor's wreath emboss'd in gold : At thy commanding frown we trust to see , The Turk and Arab bend the suppliant knee : Beneath the morn , ' dread king , thine empire lies , When midnight veils thy Lusitanian ...
... behold , The cross and victor's wreath emboss'd in gold : At thy commanding frown we trust to see , The Turk and Arab bend the suppliant knee : Beneath the morn , ' dread king , thine empire lies , When midnight veils thy Lusitanian ...
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