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

Note 299 — CHAP. III. HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE POETRY AND ELOQUENCE, FROM THE LATTER YEARS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY UNTIL TOWARDS THE CLOSE OF THE SEVENTEENTH.

Thomasina Ross translation

Que o Demonio da carne acobardado Foge da Cruz, e chega-se ao Cruzado.

The word Cruzado, which is the name of a Portuguese coin with the impression of a cross, may likewise signify a person who is crossed, or who bears the sign of the cross, or the cross of a military order.

Return to CHAP. III. HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE POETRY AND ELOQUENCE, FROM THE LATTER YEARS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY UNTIL TOWARDS THE CLOSE OF THE SEVENTEENTH.