Camoëns

American  

[kam-oh-ens] / ˈkæm oʊˌɛns /

Also Camões

noun

1. Luis Vaz de 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.

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Camoëns British  

/ ˈkæməʊˌɛns, kaˈmõiʃ /

noun

1. Luis Vaz de (lwiʃ vɑʃ ˈdəː). 1524–80, Portuguese epic poet; author of The Lusiads (1572).

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Example Sentences

The charming hybrid Tea rose, Camoëns, which resembles it in habit, but is a rather larger flower of a rich China pink, may also be used in the same way.

From Roses and Rose Growing by Kingsley, Rose Georgina

The national epic of Portugal is the work of Luis de Camoëns, who, inspired by patriotic fervor, sang in Os Lusiades of the discovery of the eagerly sought maritime road to India.

From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

Pope.—Yes; he had that fault in common with Dante, with Ariosto, and with Camoëns.

From Dialogues of the Dead by Morley, Henry

I visited the garden of Camoëns, and wandered among the narrow up-and-down streets, which with the churches and convents, and air of quiet vétusté, remind one of a town on the continent of Europe.

From Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by James, Eighth Earl of Elgin

Here he is said to have invoked the genius of the epic muse, and tradition has conferred on this retreat the name of the Grotto of Camoëns.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch