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 xvii
... youth was effaced by several years ' residence under the scorching sky of Africa , and though altered by the loss of an eye , his presence gave uneasiness to the gentlemen of some families of the first rank where he had formerly visited ...
... youth was effaced by several years ' residence under the scorching sky of Africa , and though altered by the loss of an eye , his presence gave uneasiness to the gentlemen of some families of the first rank where he had formerly visited ...
Page xxi
... youth , at St. Andrew's n Scotland , he had written a satire against the Franciscans ; for which , however , ere he would venture to Lisbon , John had promised absolute ndemnity . John , with much difficulty , procured his release from ...
... youth , at St. Andrew's n Scotland , he had written a satire against the Franciscans ; for which , however , ere he would venture to Lisbon , John had promised absolute ndemnity . John , with much difficulty , procured his release from ...
Page xxxvi
... youth . In these they not only learn the history of their nation , and what they have to fear from the strength and designs of their enemies , but they also imbibe the most ardent spirit of war . The arts of stratagem are their study ...
... youth . In these they not only learn the history of their nation , and what they have to fear from the strength and designs of their enemies , but they also imbibe the most ardent spirit of war . The arts of stratagem are their study ...
Page liii
... youth of every Christian power to his standards , which eventually resulted in the crusades , the beginning of which , in propriety , should be dated from his reign . Few indeed are the historians of this period , but enough remains to ...
... youth of every Christian power to his standards , which eventually resulted in the crusades , the beginning of which , in propriety , should be dated from his reign . Few indeed are the historians of this period , but enough remains to ...
Page liv
... youth , became the founder of the Portu- guese monarchy . In 1139 the Moors of Spain and Barbary united their forces to recover the dominions from which they had been driven by the Christians . According to the accounts of the Small ...
... youth , became the founder of the Portu- guese monarchy . In 1139 the Moors of Spain and Barbary united their forces to recover the dominions from which they had been driven by the Christians . According to the accounts of the Small ...
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