“Clear in thinking, and clear in feeling,
and clear in wanting”

Poem "D. Pedro", verses 1-2
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Original: Claro em pensar, e claro no sentir,
e claro no querer

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Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publi… 1888–1935

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