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

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“See, fly the Kings of Cord’oba and Sevile routed, with other twain in shortest tale: Routed! nay, rather, ruined. Miracle God-wrought, not worked by arm of mortal frail! See Alcacer low bend her haughty will; ne tow’ers of flesh, ne walls of steel avail ’gainst Lisbon’s Bishop, Dom Mathéus: See! crowned with the palmy crown there standeth he.

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