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

Note 142 — 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

Thus, for example, the stormy commotion in the council of the Gods is compared to the ragings and howlings of a whirlwind in the forest:—

Qual Austro fero ou Boreas na espessura, De sylvestre arvoredo abastecida, Rompendo os ramos vaõ da mata escura, Com impeto, e braveza desmedida: Brama toda a montanha, o som murmura, Rompem se as folhas, ferve a serra erguida; Tal andava o tumulto levantado, Entre os deoses no Olympo consagrado. Cant. I. 36.

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)