Note 19 — INTRODUCTION
Reading edition
Este desejo (de sempre ver e ouvir cousas nouas) he moor que nas outras nações na gente Lusitana. André de Burgos, Ao prudente leitor (Relaçam, Evora, 1557). It is displayed in their fondness for foreign customs, for the Spanish language, for India to the neglect of Portugal, the description of epic deeds rather than of ordinary life, high-flown language as opposed to the common speech (da praça), &c. Antonio Prestes calls the Portuguese estranho no natural, natural no estranjeiro.