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Das Leben ist der Gu«  ter h o« chstes, und das schlimmste « Ubel ist derTod.

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Igitur rursum miserae mittentes epistolas reliquiae ad Agitium Romanae potestatis virum, hoc modo loquentes: "Agitio ter consuli gemitus Britannorum"; et post pauca querentes: "repellunt barbari ad mare, repellit mare ad barbaros; inter haec duo genera funerum aut iugulamur aut mergimur".

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— Translation: Again, therefore, the wretched remnant, sending to Aetius, a powerful Roman citizen, address him as follow:—"To Aetius, now consul for the third time: the groans of the Britons". And again a little further, thus:—"The barbarians drive us to the sea; the sea throws us back on the barbarians: thus two modes of death await us, we are either slain or drowned".
— Section 20
— These "Groans of the Britons" were sent to the Roman military leader Flavius Aetius in Gaul, in response to the invasion of Britain by the Angles and Saxons.

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Ó grandes e gravíssimos perigos! Ó caminho de vida nunca certo: Que aonde a gente põe sua esperança, Tenha a vida tão pouca segurança! No mar tanta tormenta, e tanto dano, Tantas vezes a morte apercebida! Na terra tanta guerra, tanto engano, Tanta necessidade aborrecida! Onde pode acolher-se um fraco humano, Onde terá segura a curta vida, Que não se arme, e se indigne o Céu sereno Contra um bicho da terra tão pequeno?

luís de camões

— O piteous lot of man's uncertain state!
What woes on Life's unhappy journey wait!
When joyful Hope would grasp its fond desire,
The long-sought transports in the grasp expire.
By sea what treacherous calms, what rushing storms,
And death attendant in a thousand forms!
By land what strife, what plots of secret guile,
How many a wound from many a treacherous smile!
O where shall man escape his numerous foes,
And rest his weary head in safe repose!
Canto I, st. 105–6 (translated by William Julius Mickle, 1776).

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Ó quanto deve o Rei que bem governa, De olhar que os conselheiros, ou privados, De consciência e de virtude interna E de sincero amor sejam dotados! Porque, como este posto na suprema Cadeira, pode mal dos apartados Negócios ter notícia mais inteira, Do que lhe der a língua conselheira.

luís de camões

— With what solicitude the King who wields
His scepter'd power with justice, should select,
To aid his counsels, Sages most endow'd
With skill and conscientious rectitude!
He who is plac'd upon the Royal Throne,
For knowledge of the high concerns of State,
Must, on the wisdom and fidelity
Of his chief Counsellors, mainly rely.
Canto VIII, st. 54 (translated by Thomas Moore Musgrave).

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Quem faz injúria vil e sem razão, Com forças e poder em que está posto, Não vence; que a vitória verdadeira É saber ter justiça nua e inteira.

luís de camões

— He who, solely to oppress,
Employs or martial force, or pow'r, achieves
No victory; but a true victory
Is gain'd, when justice triumphs and prevails.
Canto X, st. 58 (translated by Thomas Moore Musgrave).Cf. Fanshawe's translation:
To trample on weak Right with a prowd Foot,
Presuming on the pow'r, and upper place,
No Conquest is: He conquers with Renown
Who dares be just ev'n though it lose a Crown.

Cf. also Nabuco's translation: "He who inflicts a vile and unjust harm by using the power and the force with which he is invested, does not conquer; the true victory is to have on one's side Right naked and entire."

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Igitur rursum miserae mittentes epistolas reliquiae ad Agitium Romanae potestatis virum, hoc modo loquentes: "Agitio ter consuli gemitus Britannorum"; et post pauca querentes: "repellunt barbari ad mare, repellit mare ad barbaros; inter haec duo genera funerum aut iugulamur aut mergimur".


— Translation: Again, therefore, the wretched remnant, sending to Aetius, a powerful Roman citizen, address him as follow:—"To Aetius, now consul for the third time: the groans of the Britons". And again a little further, thus:—"The barbarians drive us to the sea; the sea throws us back on the barbarians: thus two modes of death await us, we are either slain or drowned".
— Section 20
— These "Groans of the Britons" were sent to the Roman military leader Flavius Aetius in Gaul, in response to the invasion of Britain by the Angles and Saxons.

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