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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... thee , I tune the duteous lay , Assume , O potent king , thine empire's sway ; To match the Twelve so long by bards renown'd . - The Twelve Peers of France , often mentioned in the old romances . For the episode of Magricio and his ...
... thee , I tune the duteous lay , Assume , O potent king , thine empire's sway ; To match the Twelve so long by bards renown'd . - The Twelve Peers of France , often mentioned in the old romances . For the episode of Magricio and his ...
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... 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 yoke his shoulder bows ; Fair Thetis woos thee with her blue domain , Her nuptial ...
... 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 yoke his shoulder bows ; Fair Thetis woos thee with her blue domain , Her nuptial ...
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... thee was dear , Who , now fulfilling thy decrees of old , Through these wild waves their fearless journey hold , Shall that bold ace no more thy care engage , But sink the victims of unhallow'd rage ! Did Bacchus yield to Reason's voice ...
... thee was dear , Who , now fulfilling thy decrees of old , Through these wild waves their fearless journey hold , Shall that bold ace no more thy care engage , But sink the victims of unhallow'd rage ! Did Bacchus yield to Reason's voice ...
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... thee , To spread thy rites , our toils and vows agree , On India's strand thy sacred shrines to rear , Oh let some friendly land of rest appear : If for thine honour we these toils have dar'd , These toils let India's long - sought ...
... thee , To spread thy rites , our toils and vows agree , On India's strand thy sacred shrines to rear , Oh let some friendly land of rest appear : If for thine honour we these toils have dar'd , These toils let India's long - sought ...
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... thee the toil prepares , An impious people weaves a thousand snares : 1 Petasus . 4 warning deceit Fut , impiety 2 The caduceus , twined with serpents . - Ed . " But first he grasps within his awful hand The mark of sovereign power ...
... thee the toil prepares , An impious people weaves a thousand snares : 1 Petasus . 4 warning deceit Fut , impiety 2 The caduceus , twined with serpents . - Ed . " But first he grasps within his awful hand The mark of sovereign power ...
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