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O glory of commanding! O vain thirst
Of that same empty nothing we call fame!

— Luís de Camões The Lusiads (1572)

Ó glória de mandar! Ó vã cobiça
Desta vaidade, a quem chamamos Fama!

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O foul disgrace, of knighthood lasting stain,
By men of arms a helpless lady slain!

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Cease all, whose actions ancient bards expressed:
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My pen in this, my sword in that hand hold.

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Go, gentle spirit! now supremely blest,
From scenes of pain and struggling virtue go:
From thy immortal seat of heavenly rest
Behold us lingering in a world of woe!

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