Seven years Jacob served as a shepherd for Laban, lovely Ra… - Luís de Camões

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Seven years Jacob served as a shepherd
for Laban, lovely Rachel's father,
laboring not for the father but
anxious only for her as his reward.

Luís de Camões

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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 • Camoens • Camões • Camoëns • Luís de Camoens

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Time changes, and our desires change. What we
believe—even what we are—is ever-
changing. The world is change, which forever
takes on new qualities.

Nem no campo flores,
Nem no céu estrelas
Me parecem belas
Como os meus amores.

[Ah o amor...] que nasce não sei onde,
Vem não sei como, e dói não sei porquê.

Seven years Jacob served as a shepherd for Laban, lovely Rachel's father, laboring not for the father but anxious only for her as his reward. - Luís de Camões

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