"As armas e os barões assinalados Que da ocidental praia lusitana Por mares nunca de antes navegados Passaram ainda além da Taprobana Em perigos e guerras esforçados Mais do que prometia a força humana E entre gente remota edificaram Novo Reino, que tanto sublimaram."
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