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

Note 351 — CHAP. II. HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE POETRY DURING THIS PERIOD.

Thomasina Ross translation

Here are two of the most intelligible; the first is on a barber who has an evil tongue:—

Se a tua lingua trabalha Do credito, e honra em mingoa, Face-me a barba co a lingoa, Que corta mais que a navalha.

The following is addressed to an old man who paints his eyebrows:—

Deixe, ó Licio, o teu cuidado Desse pincel o aparelho; Que a tua Dama por velho Nem te póde ver pintado.

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