The lover becomes the thing he loves By virtue of much imagining; Since what I long for is already in me, The act of longing should be enough. - Luís de Camões
" "The lover becomes the thing he loves
By virtue of much imagining;
Since what I long for is already in me,
The act of longing should be enough.
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About Luís de Camões
Luís Vaz de Camões (or de Camoens) (c. 1524 – June 10 1580) is considered the national poet of Portugal and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama, but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads), the influence of which is so profound that Portuguese is sometimes called the "language of Camões".
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Native Name:
Luís Vaz de Camões
Alternative Names:
Luis de Camoens
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