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\ljˈuːɪz də kˈamə͡ʊnz], \ljˈuːɪz də kˈaməʊnz], \l_j_ˈuː_ɪ_z d_ə k_ˈa_m_əʊ_n_z]\
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Portugal's greatest poet; born at Lisbon in 1524 or 1525; died June 10, 1580. He passed some time in India as a soldier; later he held a lucrative office at Macao; there he composed a part of "The Lusiads". He returned to Portugal beggared, and died at Lisbon in a public hospital. The "Lusiads" served to determine the ultimate literary forms of Portuguese: it is regarded as the national epic of Portugal.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.