The Lusiad: An Epic PoemJ. Murray, 1826 - 585 páginas |
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Página xi
... person- ages who figure in the most important events in modern history . No one can now be prevailed upon to admit the allegorical propriety of the interference of Jupiter and Bacchus in human affairs ; and , to couple PREFACE . xi.
... person- ages who figure in the most important events in modern history . No one can now be prevailed upon to admit the allegorical propriety of the interference of Jupiter and Bacchus in human affairs ; and , to couple PREFACE . xi.
Página xii
... human achievements , and the palpable inter- ference of celestial and infernal spirits , in aiding or opposing the warlike personages , who , upon historical evidence , were actually engaged at the siege and cap- ture of Jerusalem . In ...
... human achievements , and the palpable inter- ference of celestial and infernal spirits , in aiding or opposing the warlike personages , who , upon historical evidence , were actually engaged at the siege and cap- ture of Jerusalem . In ...
Página xvii
... human genius which , under circumstances that bear any corresponding resemblance , has been con- ducted to so admirable an issue with similar success ? A soldier , a patriot , a poet , Camoens nobly fought the battles of his native land ...
... human genius which , under circumstances that bear any corresponding resemblance , has been con- ducted to so admirable an issue with similar success ? A soldier , a patriot , a poet , Camoens nobly fought the battles of his native land ...
Página 1
... human constancy endur'd , In eastern climes . a mighty empire rais'd And aggrandiz'd by great and glorious deeds : The great achievements of their martial kings , 3 Who spread the Christian Faith where'er their arms Prevail'd , in Asia ...
... human constancy endur'd , In eastern climes . a mighty empire rais'd And aggrandiz'd by great and glorious deeds : The great achievements of their martial kings , 3 Who spread the Christian Faith where'er their arms Prevail'd , in Asia ...
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... human fate , In glorious council congregate to fix Of Orient climes the future destiny ; Convok'd , at the dread Thunderer's command , By graceful Mercury , ( from Atlas sprung , ) Together o'er the bright Lacteal path 16 They tread the ...
... human fate , In glorious council congregate to fix Of Orient climes the future destiny ; Convok'd , at the dread Thunderer's command , By graceful Mercury , ( from Atlas sprung , ) Together o'er the bright Lacteal path 16 They tread the ...
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achiev'd address'd Æneid alluded Alphonso ancient appear'd ardent Armada arms Bacchus Barros behold bold brave bravery breast Calicut Camoens Canto Castile Castilian Catual Ceuta Chief Christian coast command death deeds deep Don John Don Pedro e'en e'er ev'ry fair faithful fam'd fame Faria y Sousa fate fear feats fierce fix'd Fleet force gain'd gainst gallant gen'rous glorious glory Goddess grace hast Heav'n Hero heroic hostile Iberia illustrious India inspir'd Isle King king of Portugal knights land lofty Lusian Lusitanian martial Meroë mighty Monarch Moorish Moors Mozambique native ne'er noble NOTE numbers Nymphs o'er oppos'd Ormuz Ovid pass'd passage Paulo da Gama perils poem poet Portugal Portugueze pow'r prepar'd Prince race rage rais'd reach'd receiv'd sacred Samorim Saracens seem'd shalt shore splendid stream subdued sword Tagus thee thence Thetis thou throne tow'rds valiant valor various Vasco da Gama victory Virg Viriatus warlike waves zeal
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Página 463 - And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me : nevertheless, not my will, but thine be done. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly ; and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Página 443 - For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle ; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished ; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
Página 444 - And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Página 568 - Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?
Página 471 - Some drill and bore. The solid earth, and from the strata there Extract a register, by which we learn, That he who made it, and reveal'd its date To Moses, was mistaken in its age.
Página 500 - Then saith the woman of Samaria unto Him, How is it that Thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria ? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
Página 506 - Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD. And I will add unto thy days fifteen years...
Página 500 - And the Lord said, Behold the people is one, and they have all one language ; and this they begin to do : and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Página 484 - What hard mishap hath doom'd this gentle swain? And question'd every gust of rugged wings That blows from off each beaked promontory: They knew not of his story; And sage Hippotades their answer brings, That not a blast was from his dungeon stray 'd; The air was calm, and on the level brine Sleek Panope with all her sisters play'd.
Página 419 - Constantine, but which in a few hours had been stripped of the pomp of royalty. A melancholy reflection on the vicissitudes of human greatness forced itself on his mind, and he repeated an elegant distich of Persian poetry: 'The spider has wove his web in the Imperial palace, and the owl hath sung her watch-song on the towers of Afrasiab.