History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol 2 of 2)

Note 144 — CHAP. II. HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE POETRY AND ELOQUENCE FROM THE EPOCH OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ITALIAN STYLE, TILL TOWARDS THE END OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. (continued 2)

Thomasina Ross translation

For example:—

Comendo alegremente perguntavam, Pela Arabica lingua, donde vinham; Quem eram, de que terra: que buscavam; On que partes do mar corrido tinham. Os fortes Lusitanos lhe tornavam As discretas respostas que convinham: Os Portuguezes somos do Occidente; Imos buscando as terras do Oriente. Cant. I. 50.

Return to CHAP. II. HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE POETRY AND ELOQUENCE FROM THE EPOCH OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ITALIAN STYLE, TILL TOWARDS THE END OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. (continued 2)