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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... o'er your banks of green , O come auspicious , and the song inspire With all the boldness of your hero's fire : Deep and majestic let the numbers flow , And , rapt to heaven , with ardent fury glow , Unlike the verse that speaks the ...
... o'er your banks of green , O come auspicious , and the song inspire With all the boldness of your hero's fire : Deep and majestic let the numbers flow , And , rapt to heaven , with ardent fury glow , Unlike the verse that speaks the ...
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... 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 all of naval fame : ... Castro the bold , in ...
... 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 all of naval fame : ... Castro the bold , in ...
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... o'er the rival gods , Stepp'd forth : stern sparkles from his eye - balls glanc'd , And now , before the throne of Jove advanc'd , O'er his left shoulder his broad shield he throws , And lifts his helm1 above his dreadful brows : Bold ...
... o'er the rival gods , Stepp'd forth : stern sparkles from his eye - balls glanc'd , And now , before the throne of Jove advanc'd , O'er his left shoulder his broad shield he throws , And lifts his helm1 above his dreadful brows : Bold ...
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... o'er the glist'ning waves , and quiv'ring play : Around her , glitt'ring on the heaven's arch'd brow , Unnumber'd stars , enclos'd in azure , glow , Thick as the dew - drops of the April dawn , Or May - flowers crowding o'er the daisy ...
... o'er the glist'ning waves , and quiv'ring play : Around her , glitt'ring on the heaven's arch'd brow , Unnumber'd stars , enclos'd in azure , glow , Thick as the dew - drops of the April dawn , Or May - flowers crowding o'er the daisy ...
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... O'er the broad bucklers sculptur'd orbs emboss'd The crooked faulchions , dreadful blades were cross'd : Here clasping greaves , and plated mail - quilts strong ; The long - bows here , and rattling quivers hung , And like a grove the ...
... O'er the broad bucklers sculptur'd orbs emboss'd The crooked faulchions , dreadful blades were cross'd : Here clasping greaves , and plated mail - quilts strong ; The long - bows here , and rattling quivers hung , And like a grove the ...
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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