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Camoëns
[ kam-oh-ens ]
noun
- Lu·is Vaz de [loo-, eesh, vahzh d, uh], 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
Camoëns
/ ˈkæməʊˌɛns; kaˈmõiʃ /
noun
- CamoënsLuis Vaz de15241580MPortugueseWRITING: poet Luis Vaz de (lwiʃ vɑʃ ˈdəː). 1524–80, Portuguese epic poet; author of The Lusiads (1572).
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In this and other descriptions of Nature Camoëns shows more of the scientific spirit than any other poet of his time.
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A similar instance of posthumous coronation is mentioned in Camoëns' "Lusiad," canto iii.
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If you would know Portugal in her great age of discovery and conquest and national expansion, read the “Lusiads” of Camoëns.
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If you would know Portugal in her great age of discovery and conquest and national expansion, read the "Lusiads" of Camoëns.
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