The Lusiad: An Epic PoemJ. Murray, 1826 - 585 Seiten |
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... noble deeds by which his compatriots had acquired imperishable fame . Narration , therefore , is , in great part , substituted for action ; but its themes are heroic . So far as the paucity of events , occurring during a voyage , would ...
... noble deeds by which his compatriots had acquired imperishable fame . Narration , therefore , is , in great part , substituted for action ; but its themes are heroic . So far as the paucity of events , occurring during a voyage , would ...
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... Ismaelite , Subdue the Eastern Turk , and Heathen blind , Who drink the waters of the holy stream : - 7 Bend , for a while , the noble majesty Which B 2 CANTO I. 3 THE LUSIAD . And thou, whose birth conferr'd a sacred pledge ...
... Ismaelite , Subdue the Eastern Turk , and Heathen blind , Who drink the waters of the holy stream : - 7 Bend , for a while , the noble majesty Which B 2 CANTO I. 3 THE LUSIAD . And thou, whose birth conferr'd a sacred pledge ...
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An Epic Poem Luís de Camões. Bend , for a while , the noble majesty Which in thy youthful mien I contemplate , Such as when riper years shall call thee hence To grace the temple of eternal fame ; And condescend , from thy illustrious ...
An Epic Poem Luís de Camões. Bend , for a while , the noble majesty Which in thy youthful mien I contemplate , Such as when riper years shall call thee hence To grace the temple of eternal fame ; And condescend , from thy illustrious ...
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... expanse 13 Of Ocean's wide domain , Thetis , to thee , Struck with thy noble and thy tender mien , In sov'reignty would yield , to hail thee , Son ! - In thee thy two illustrious ancestors From the Olympian seat 6 CANTO I. THE LUSIAD .
... expanse 13 Of Ocean's wide domain , Thetis , to thee , Struck with thy noble and thy tender mien , In sov'reignty would yield , to hail thee , Son ! - In thee thy two illustrious ancestors From the Olympian seat 6 CANTO I. THE LUSIAD .
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... noble deeds ; and when thy bright career Shall close , a splendid mansion they for thee Within the Temple of Eternity Prepare . But while too slowly time concedes A nation's prayer to see thee grace the throne , Favor the Poet's bold ...
... noble deeds ; and when thy bright career Shall close , a splendid mansion they for thee Within the Temple of Eternity Prepare . But while too slowly time concedes A nation's prayer to see thee grace the throne , Favor the Poet's bold ...
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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 celestial Ceuta Chief Christian coast command death deeds deep Don John Don Pedro e'en e'er ev'ry faithful fam'd fame Faria y Sousa fate fear 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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Seite 473 - 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.
Seite 516 - 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...
Seite 453 - 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.
Seite 454 - 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.
Seite 578 - Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?
Seite 481 - 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.
Seite 510 - 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.
Seite 510 - 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.
Seite 494 - 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.
Seite 429 - 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.