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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Page liv
... brave army of volunteers thronged to his standard , and Alonzo was victorious . Honours and endowments were liberally distri- buted among the champions ; and to Henry , a younger son of the Duke of Burgundy , he gave his daughter ...
... brave army of volunteers thronged to his standard , and Alonzo was victorious . Honours and endowments were liberally distri- buted among the champions ; and to Henry , a younger son of the Duke of Burgundy , he gave his daughter ...
Page lxvii
... brave men going to a dreadful execution ; as rushing upon certain death ; and the vast multitude caught the fire of devotion , and joined aloud in prayers for their success . The relations , friends , and acquaintances of the voyagers ...
... brave men going to a dreadful execution ; as rushing upon certain death ; and the vast multitude caught the fire of devotion , and joined aloud in prayers for their success . The relations , friends , and acquaintances of the voyagers ...
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... brave Magricio and his peers are crown'd ( A glorious Twelve ! ) with deathless laurels , won In gallant arms before the English throne . Unmatch'd no more the Gallic Charles shall stand , Nor Cæsar's name the first of praise command ...
... brave Magricio and his peers are crown'd ( A glorious Twelve ! ) with deathless laurels , won In gallant arms before the English throne . Unmatch'd no more the Gallic Charles shall stand , Nor Cæsar's name the first of praise command ...
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... brave host through Afric march along , And give new triumphs to immortal song : On thee with earnest eyes the nations wait , And , cold with dread , the Moor expects his fate ; The barb'rous mountaineer on Taurus ' brows To thy expected ...
... brave host through Afric march along , And give new triumphs to immortal song : On thee with earnest eyes the nations wait , And , cold with dread , the Moor expects his fate ; The barb'rous mountaineer on Taurus ' brows To thy expected ...
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... brave Lusitanian , who was first a shepherd and a famous hunter , and afterwards a captain of banditti , exasperated at the tyranny of the Romans , encouraged his countrymen to revolt and shake off the yoke . Being appointed general ...
... brave Lusitanian , who was first a shepherd and a famous hunter , and afterwards a captain of banditti , exasperated at the tyranny of the Romans , encouraged his countrymen to revolt and shake off the yoke . Being appointed general ...
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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