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

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“I, who right little deemed, forsooth, to find myself attaining hopes my Sprite desirèd; yet mighty matters of such cunning kind my heart presaging promised and inspirèd; e’en now ken not, or how or why design’d, or for what happy chance in me admirèd, that famous Monarch chose me, gave to me of this grave, gracious enterprise the key.

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