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[But] to sing of your face, a composition
in itself sublime and marvelous,
I lack knowledge, Lady, and wit and art.

— Luís de Camões The Collected Lyric Poems of Luis de Camoes (2016)

Porém, pera cantar de vosso gesto
A composição alta e milagrosa
Aqui falta saber, engenho e arte.

Original text (Portuguese)

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