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

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“The First Afonso ’tis,” the Gama spake, “by whom the Moor all Portugalia lost; for whom Fame sware her oath by Stygian Lake no more of noble Roman name to boast: The Zealot he whom God would ne’er forsake by whose brave arm He tames the Moorish host, for whom their wallèd reign He lays so low no more is left for future days to do.

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