Versos English Luís de Camões And, Emperors! you that held and had command

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And, Emperors! you that held and had command

by (1524–1580)

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“And, Emperors! you that held and had command O’er so much Earth, aye ready to resist In asp’erous conflict, and the wrong withstand Of cruel Traitors raising Treason’s crest: Complain ye not: Nay, well this chance attend, One of the noblest Kings, and loved the best, Sees ’gainst his law, his crown, his self, his all, Vavasors rise to sue a stranger’s thrall.