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... Lisbon ( Port . ) ; the School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences ( Fr. ) ; Simon Fraser University ( Can . ) ; and the State University of Leiden ( Neth . ) . First Edition Second Edition Third Edition Supplement Fourth Edition Fifth ...
... Lisbon ( Port . ) ; the School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences ( Fr. ) ; Simon Fraser University ( Can . ) ; and the State University of Leiden ( Neth . ) . First Edition Second Edition Third Edition Supplement Fourth Edition Fifth ...
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... Lisbon , he devoted his time to love affairs , poetry , and bohemianism . In 1786 he was sent , like his hero Camões , to India and also like him was disillusioned by the Orient . He deserted to Macau , returning to Lisbon in 1790. He ...
... Lisbon , he devoted his time to love affairs , poetry , and bohemianism . In 1786 he was sent , like his hero Camões , to India and also like him was disillusioned by the Orient . He deserted to Macau , returning to Lisbon in 1790. He ...
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... Lisbon - d . June 10 , 1580 , Lisbon ) , Portugal's great national poet , author of the epic poem Os Lusíadas ( 1572 ; The Lusiads ) , which de- scribes Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India . Camões had a permanent and ...
... Lisbon - d . June 10 , 1580 , Lisbon ) , Portugal's great national poet , author of the epic poem Os Lusíadas ( 1572 ; The Lusiads ) , which de- scribes Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India . Camões had a permanent and ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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