Proud over the rest, with splendid wealth arrayed, As crown to this wide empire, Europe's head, Fair Lusitania smiles, the western bound, Whose verdant breast the rolling waves surround. (Luís de Camões)

Proud over the rest, with splendid wealth arrayed, As crown to this wide empire, Europe's head, Fair Lusitania smiles, the western bound, Whose verdant breast the rolling waves surround.

Luís de Camões

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