Camoëns

American  

[kam-oh-ens] / ˈkæm oʊˌɛns /

Also Camões

noun

1. Luis Vaz de 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.

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Camoëns British  

/ ˈkæməʊˌɛns, kaˈmõiʃ /

noun

1. Luis Vaz de (lwiʃ vɑʃ ˈdəː). 1524–80, Portuguese epic poet; author of The Lusiads (1572).

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Example Sentences

Here he is said to have invoked the genius of the epic muse, and tradition has conferred on this retreat the name of the Grotto of Camoëns.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch

Although he distinguished himself as a warrior, Camoëns did not even then neglect the muse, for he reports he wielded the pen with one hand and the sword with the other.

From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

I visited the garden of Camoëns, and wandered among the narrow up-and-down streets, which with the churches and convents, and air of quiet vétusté, remind one of a town on the continent of Europe.

From Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by James, Eighth Earl of Elgin

The charming hybrid Tea rose, Camoëns, which resembles it in habit, but is a rather larger flower of a rich China pink, may also be used in the same way.

From Roses and Rose Growing by Kingsley, Rose Georgina

Thus, poor Camoëns, being sixty-two years old, died in an almshouse, having been partly supported since his return by a Javanese servant, who begged for his master in the streets of Lisbon.

From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)