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A Portuguese fleet becomes the object of conflict between Roman gods.

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Fair gifts he gave them for the Royal hand, to quit the goodly will the greeting show’d, by him held sure and firm and clear and bland, whereas ’twas cleanly of a cont’rary mode. Now all the rout perfidious and nefand, quitting the Squadron o’er the waters row’d: With gladsome, joyous gestures, all deceit, The pair of shipmates on the shore they greet.

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