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 20
... ev'ry clime should wait ! Now , smiling round on all the wond'ring crew The Moor , attended by his bands , withdrew ; His nimble barges soon approach'd the land , And shouts of joy receiv'd him on the strand . From heaven's high dome ...
... ev'ry clime should wait ! Now , smiling round on all the wond'ring crew The Moor , attended by his bands , withdrew ; His nimble barges soon approach'd the land , And shouts of joy receiv'd him on the strand . From heaven's high dome ...
Page 38
... ev'ry sound they dread Latona's hate , And doubled vengeance of their former fate ; All sudden plunging leave the margin green , And but their heads above the pool are seen . So plung'd the Moors , when , horrid to behold ! From the bar ...
... ev'ry sound they dread Latona's hate , And doubled vengeance of their former fate ; All sudden plunging leave the margin green , And but their heads above the pool are seen . So plung'd the Moors , when , horrid to behold ! From the bar ...
Page 108
... ev'ry land your dauntless rage should own Still , if your hands , benumb'd by female fear , Shun the bold war , hark ! on my sword I swear , Myself alone the dreadful war shall wage , Mine be the fight " —and , trembling with the rage ...
... ev'ry land your dauntless rage should own Still , if your hands , benumb'd by female fear , Shun the bold war , hark ! on my sword I swear , Myself alone the dreadful war shall wage , Mine be the fight " —and , trembling with the rage ...
Page 127
... ev'ry bosom warms : Sudden , the lights extinguish'd , all around Dread silence reigns , and midnight - gloom profound ; A sacred horror pants on every breath , And each firm breast devotes itself to death , An offer'd sacrifice , sworn ...
... ev'ry bosom warms : Sudden , the lights extinguish'd , all around Dread silence reigns , and midnight - gloom profound ; A sacred horror pants on every breath , And each firm breast devotes itself to death , An offer'd sacrifice , sworn ...
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