Luís de Camões (1524–1580) Portuguese poet
Ela viu as palavras magoadas,
Que puderam tornar o fogo frio,
E dar descanso as almas condenadas.
tr. David Wevill
Lyric poetry, Não pode tirar-me as esperanças, Aquela triste e leda madrugada
“A world made to be lost, —
A bitter life 'twixt pain and nothing tost.”
"The Hill of Venus".
The Earthly Paradise (1868-70)
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