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ODE ON THE DEFEAT OF
KING SEBASTIAN OF PORTUGAL, AND
HIS ARMY, IN AFRICA.
Translated from the Spanish of Herrera.
Ferdinand de Herrera, surnamed the Divine, was a Spanish Poet, who lived in the reign of Charles V., and is still considered by the Castilians as one of their classic writers. He aimed at the introduction of a new style into Spanish Poetry, and his lyrics are distinguished by the sustained majesty of their language, the frequent recurrence of expressions and images, derived apparently from a fervent study of the prophetic books of Scripture, and the lofty tone of national pride maintained throughout, and justified indeed by the nature of the subjects to which some of these productions are devoted. This last cha-
