, 1880-05-01
DE VIII. 1sy James Hetltlrs. Vol. l.: 1Ggs-
lGHt. Now York: Harper & Dtos. price
THE LUSfAf3.

THE JUSfAD.
en'c poem written by the famous Portuguese
Darl Camo5ns las Just been completed by
Mr.. lsobort French Dun. It IL written In tho
See no a@sa h ,o we npee",s to a"se
iengtlt .aa Afforded ample scope 70 embody the
f'lll meaning OF tho original, which could
not s srsy rsn done r. la ve,ss for
stvla t,oa,, tl,rnmnhnut A., H. nnv = oortio.
styie 9oaa throughout DIT. Du!t Is senue'
ishi' WHO iasoee1 stnael,t all MS llIe, ana Is
Intimately acquainted with both Portuguese
been translated into Il, many tiiTernnt laji-
Rllnges as Cnnotiils, tho "L,,sjntl" j,nyiuK
6ect, rendered ihto tsreek. Russian, Danish,
Swedish, Dutch, I.ntln,. Italian Gcrn,nli,
ferent versions already extant in EnRlisl,
ai,d another by Cnpt. Burton almost com
plctetI. Qf the English versions, that by
william Julius AllcklE, published III i71a},
fi,n,tui 4 ,ti,crfj,,s, II Tho iniest Vn nr' IN
cjiur11 tn think Tint Mr. iNIff,s translation
viii tako ut least e.tHal rank WITH aiiy Of lie
spirit o. t'Is Original. lts ncrio.is ars VEL M
English is classical and nielotllous. Lovers
OF Can.ocns-ai'd their nlltllutf IL leEinii-
VIII lnfl Witll pleasure TINS WnfK OF sk1!!et!
nftlsnn, Dy Which le contributes Ills fnll
safo .owra te ee!eoFn1io Of te tilrd
4, FlrSt tl9 pogm anu thel, tho nnii. Inc
LtsiaG nc1lves Us i'ame from tile my!nn1 y,.1,
Ulysses % il said to live Visited , Portugal and md
founded the City Of Lisbon itntlcr tho name
nf trlvasttnftq Vnsro In (;nrln rs
il we'll known. Is It's real hero. SIS
n,oMut ,,. snSs o. tno "orn illa. ,,t,,, ~
~ t"ntv ~ ,,thnr tto "" hiator,, ~ 1;t"rn.
t0r ~ h9M ny ~ sc ,,,o, oo .tatct ~ ~ qhis"t
reseryltois ilct n}r"t
isai 10 tllo leaang sentllncnt OF tlas as,oMaa
poem, Yntcll aooui1as III n,ctrGs4;,en n e;Sa,
os VI ~ u nii;,n'. @ ~ ayamainS
the area e. of !, g1stse rer,%ps ~ tie ass ,;
p1ssaees as1 tase ~, ~ II u stnE'I ri. ILL.,
u a ss sea ~ wiz s so1'gt @ to ie.c The progress
& sse fsssf foi'fs e ea'o S'' S'' 'S s'""A" Ito"
81 sfaa o vaty p osrty xliS s amo! me- desire
W. nn fhc "r wrS1 hnn sg. n s nns ss sci u
Viii feebio pr.,ise, and aain aI empty nntao-
On all these men, whose brcnsts such thoughts
What troubles, Sights, what dangers, deaths. and
orNrx woes! g., t,ov ,cc, .ovo,o on e,o, ,,ow.
There Is some genuine satire and good
lenl Of truth in the, words Of tic Warrior
bard. Generally he ls full OF the clash 0i
arms and 9t battles; his verses soiiid martial
Now s nSs".s sh1o'.ss tho mir tho winged arrows n.y.
Long tlnrts, and spcars by stniwart arms are
sped: .,na, , ..
Ama eos 9I ssLea anrken En-, az % thn Az:
2 eiz 5 ssrs VIII shSaae s ne spsn9 s and
inncn ~'"r'' '' 'pS"' '''0
Tho Rrs,u1i,l Is strcweL amidst tho heaps OF deud;
nut It'll where MIMI easts Ills ea9!c.Fianeo:
lie secs nerssIns hosts with Which tho foes ad-
That tho L,lsiad" ranks among the Rrent
epic pneins, IL almost universally admitted.
10 his co,sntrytncn. It's lines arc more
familiar tl,all thOsu Of my otllor book. and It
q,,eror, who shall over attempt to sni,jngate
I peccs oyery pags Il thc i1,.lnorta poem Dem Of e
tlIe 1Al1st.ltl."
fortunes seclned 10 follow. "He lived in
poverty md misery and 20 he died." Is Ills
brief epIt,tpl,. Barn Mt Lisbon III 1854, he
lied there July 10, 15s0. At Ii he, com
msnced his ,; studies It the Un.yersity y, Of Of
regulations; but n passion which, lit 1545, llc
cntlcgtyud for lady Of tbs Court, Donna
Catharina dc Ati,aide,, maid Of honor
to The Qaee.,; bi!ghtea his praSRects IT, r. The t
ent md NATURAL advantages obtAMctl for hltu
soyerelgJ,.+.. Hers familiar Intercourse with
tho object of hts love gradually led him to
disregard. the rules Of decoruln lolng. estab-
ljshed and always maintained With, tho pre-
clj,cis Of The royal residence. For his oiielise
ho was twice ban!slIctl.-!first to panhetc, on
Ria career rs a soliIer, and III mn expedition
nEainst the Moors he Lost one Of ills eyes.
After 4 short Visit TO Lisbon III 1858 he went
e Goa, and was banlsiied from there g
Macao lte conceived and wroto MS greatest
work, tho "L!tslau," melted, thereto hy tho
gr.l tho Cape Il Good Hope and tho key to
Tie Indies. tho stirring cont1icts with TITO
M0ors. the efforts Of tho missionaries to
Chrlsljanixe, Willie explorers stroyo to colo.
nize,U In 1851 he received permission to re-
turn to Goa, but on tho yoyngo WIS ship
wrecked. list what ltttio wealth he Ind Nc
cumiiIated md snycti only tI1o nanj,,lscript Of
the .Il,sintl." Arrived ut Goa. lln W,ls I'M
nrIsonod for debt md tlctnincd until tHNj.
wlIum ha returned To Lisbon. At times he
served in the Portuguese naval service. in
1911 tho first edition Of Ills 1lnetn wug pub
m,miticc,,t nemsionh 81 Ihon0 reiss nin,t sai'
per at,mlin,. So poor was ho tliat llla sInvs
,fneEuft mt night from door tn tl11r for