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Lusiad

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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poem of Camoëns in ten cantos, in celebration of the discoveries of the Portuguese in the East Indies, and in which Vasco da Gama is the principal figure; it is a genuine national epic, in which the poet passes in review all the celebrated exploits and feats that glorify the history of Portugal.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Lusiad'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​l/lusiad.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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