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

Note 170 — 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

Can any thing more strongly resemble Petrarch, both in spirit and style than the following stanza? The whole cançaõ is, however, imitated from Bembo.

Hum naõ sei que suave respirando Causava hum desusado, e novo espanto, Que as cousas insensiveis o sentiam: Porque as garrulas aves entretanto Vozes desordenadas levantando Como eu em meu desejo, se encendiam. As fontes crystillinas naõ corriam, Inflammadas na vista clara, e pura: Florecia a verdura, Que andando, co’os ditosos pès tocava: As ramas se baixavam, Ou de inveja das hervas que pizavam, Ou porque tudo ante elles se baixava. O ar, o vento, o dia, De espiritos continuos influia.

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