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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... bold , harsh , npoetical version of Fanshaw . " While Trissino , " says Voltaire , ። was clearing away the bbish in Italy , which barbarity and ignorance had heaped up or ten centuries in the way of the arts and sciences , Camoëns , à ...
... bold , harsh , npoetical version of Fanshaw . " While Trissino , " says Voltaire , ። was clearing away the bbish in Italy , which barbarity and ignorance had heaped up or ten centuries in the way of the arts and sciences , Camoëns , à ...
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... bold ambition led . " THOMSON . During any interval of the storm , the sailors , wearied out with fatigue , and abandoned to despair , surrounded Gama , and implored him not to suffer himself , and those committed to his care , to ...
... bold ambition led . " THOMSON . During any interval of the storm , the sailors , wearied out with fatigue , and abandoned to despair , surrounded Gama , and implored him not to suffer himself , and those committed to his care , to ...
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... bold or timorous , as his interest rose or fell in the balance of his judgment ; wavering and irresolute whenever the scales seemed doubtful which to preponderate . He was pleased with the prospect of bringing the commerce of Europe to ...
... bold or timorous , as his interest rose or fell in the balance of his judgment ; wavering and irresolute whenever the scales seemed doubtful which to preponderate . He was pleased with the prospect of bringing the commerce of Europe to ...
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... bold pirate , named Timoja , by linking together eight vessels full of men and covered with green boughs , thought to board him by surprise . But Gama's cannon made seven of them fly ; the eighth , loaded with fruits and provision , he ...
... bold pirate , named Timoja , by linking together eight vessels full of men and covered with green boughs , thought to board him by surprise . But Gama's cannon made seven of them fly ; the eighth , loaded with fruits and provision , he ...
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... 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 , whose unequall'd name ( Proud monarch ) shines o'er ...
... 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 , whose unequall'd name ( Proud monarch ) shines o'er ...
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admiral Æneid Alonzo ancient arms Bacchus bands behold bend Beneath blaze blood boast bold bosom Brahmins brave breast Calicut Camoëns Cape Castera Castile Castilian Ceuta Christian coast conquest coursers cries death divine dread eastern world epic poetry ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fierce fire fleet gale Gama GAMA's gave gen'rous glorious glows gold heaven Henry heroes holy Homer honour horrid horror human India inspir'd island joyful king King of Portugal land Lisbon lord Lusian Lusus Melinda Mombas monarch Moorish Moors Mozambique native Nereids nymphs o'er ocean Pedro pilot poem poet Portrait Portugal Portuguese pride prince proud purple queen race rage reign resounds round sacred sail shade shining ships shore sire skies smiles Spain spear spread storm sword Tagus tempest thee thine thou throne tide toils Trans translator trembling Vasco Viriatus vols voyage warlike waves wild woes zamorim