English poem
His foll’owers favour with a piercing cry
by Luís de Camões (1524–1580)
“His foll’owers favour with a piercing cry This goodly lunge of lance; nor is he slow To snatch another (for innum’erous lie The weapons lost by battle’s losing throw): He runs with couchèd spear: His bravery Urgeth his Braves who, brent with martial lowe, Into the courser’s flanks keen rowels thrust, And lance the foeman level with the dust.”
More by Luís de Camões
- E’en as the noble Youth of Roman strain
- Guevara roncador, que o rosto untava
- He o Duque Dom Gemes, derivado
- Hence shall he wend his way, and end the light
- In such unfairest odds and chance of fray
- Já Meróe deixa atraz, e a terra ardente
- Já toma a forte porta inexpugnavel
- Look ye, how following fast on fierce despair 1