“A soft king makes a valiant people soft.”

Um fraco Rei faz fraca a forte gente.
Stanza 138, line 8 (tr. Richard Fanshawe)
Epic poetry, Os Lusíadas (1572), Canto III

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Um fraco Rei faz fraca a forte gente.

Epic poetry, Os Lusíadas (1572), Canto III

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Portuguese poet 1524–1580

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