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

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“If one whose Brave’ry rests his God upon, perchance thou wouldest know how named and known, ‘Portugale’s Scipio’ is the name he won, but ‘Nuno Alvares’ claims more renown. Happy the Land that bare her such a son! or, rather sire: For long as Suns look down on Earth where Ceres and joint Neptune reign for such a Scion she shall sigh in vain.

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