The Lusiad; Or, The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões

Author:Luís de Camões
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Explorers -- Portugal -- Poetry, Portugal -- Colonies -- Asia -- Poetry, Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524 -- Poetry, India -- Discovery and exploration -- Poetry, Epic poetry, Portuguese -- Translations into English, Portuguese poetry -- Classical period, 1500-1700 -- Translations into English
Published: 2010-05-25T16:00:00+00:00

One evening past, another evening clos'd,

The regent still brave Gama's suit oppos'd;

The Lusian chief his guarded guest detain'd,

With arts on arts, and vows of friendship feign'd.

His fraudful art, though veil'd in deep disguise,

Shone bright to Gama's manner-piercing eyes.

As in the sun's bright[549] beam the gamesome boy

Plays with the shining steel or crystal toy,{250}

Swift and irregular, by sudden starts,

The living ray with viewless motion darts,

Swift o'er the wall, the floor, the roof, by turns

The sun-beam dances, and the radiance burns:

In quick succession, thus, a thousand views

The sapient Lusian's lively thought pursues;

Quick as the lightning ev'ry view revolves,

And, weighing all, fix'd are his dread resolves.

O'er India's shore the sable night descends,

And Gama, now, secluded from his friends,

Detain'd a captive in the room of state,

Anticipates in thought to-morrow's fate;

For just Mozaide no gen'rous care delays,

And Vasco's trust with friendly toils repays.

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