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Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D.

Note 28 — Chapter IV

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Cape Non = Fish Cape. But Latini took it as = Not, "from the fact that beyond it there is no return possible." And so the rhyme "Who pass Cape Non—Must turn again, or else begone" (lit. "or not," i.e., will not be able to return).

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