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 ix
... glorious esolution of conquering the obstacles which fortune had * The laws of Portugal were peculiarly severe against those who arried on a love - intrigue within the palace : they punished the ffence with death . Joam I. suffered one ...
... glorious esolution of conquering the obstacles which fortune had * The laws of Portugal were peculiarly severe against those who arried on a love - intrigue within the palace : they punished the ffence with death . Joam I. suffered one ...
Page xviii
... glorious mention of Barreto , who was a man of true merit . " The Portuguese historians , however , knew not what true merit was . The brutal , uncom mercial wars of Sampayo are by them mentioned as much more than the less bloody ...
... glorious mention of Barreto , who was a man of true merit . " The Portuguese historians , however , knew not what true merit was . The brutal , uncom mercial wars of Sampayo are by them mentioned as much more than the less bloody ...
Page xl
... glorious prospect ! Here , formerly , on the wild lawn , perhaps twice in the year , a few savage hunters kindled their evening fire , kindled it more to protect them from evil spirits and beasts of prey , than from the cold , and with ...
... glorious prospect ! Here , formerly , on the wild lawn , perhaps twice in the year , a few savage hunters kindled their evening fire , kindled it more to protect them from evil spirits and beasts of prey , than from the cold , and with ...
Page xlviii
... glorious gifts which the spirit of commerce , awakened by Prince Henry of Portugal , has bestowed upon Europe in general ; and , as if directed by the manes of his mother , a daughter of England , upon the British empire in particular ...
... glorious gifts which the spirit of commerce , awakened by Prince Henry of Portugal , has bestowed upon Europe in general ; and , as if directed by the manes of his mother , a daughter of England , upon the British empire in particular ...
Page lv
... glorious and complete victory , and one which was crowned with an event of the utmost importance . On the field of battle Don Alonzo was proclaimed King of Portugal by his victorious soldiers , and he in return conferred the rank of ...
... glorious and complete victory , and one which was crowned with an event of the utmost importance . On the field of battle Don Alonzo was proclaimed King of Portugal by his victorious soldiers , and he in return conferred the rank of ...
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