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Vasco da Gama striveth hard to prove that these old travels in world-song resounding merit not glory nor men’s hearts may move like his sore travails Heav’en and Earth astounding. Yes! but that Hero, whose esteem and love crownèd with praise, prize, honours, gifts abounding the Lyre of Mantua, taught her Bard to chaunt Aeneas’ name, and Rome’s high glories vaunt.