Cease all, whose actions ancient bards expressed:
A brighter valour rises in the West.
• Stanza 3, lines 7–8 (tr. Richard Fanshawe). Compare:
• Cedite Romani scriptores, cedite Grai!
Nescioquid maius nascitur Iliade.
• Make way, you Roman writers, make way, Greeks!
Something greater than the Iliad is born.
• Sextus Propertius, Elegies, II, xxxiv, 65–66
A brighter valour rises in the West.
• Stanza 3, lines 7–8 (tr. Richard Fanshawe). Compare:
• Cedite Romani scriptores, cedite Grai!
Nescioquid maius nascitur Iliade.
• Make way, you Roman writers, make way, Greeks!
Something greater than the Iliad is born.
• Sextus Propertius, Elegies, II, xxxiv, 65–66
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Cesse tudo o que a Musa antiga canta,
Que outro valor mais alto se alevanta.
— Luís de Camões
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Cesse tudo o que a Musa antiga canta,
Que outro valor mais alto se alevanta." in the context of "Cease all, whose actions ancient bards expressed:
A brighter valour rises in the West.
• Stanza 3, lines 7–8 (tr. Richard Fanshawe). Compare:
• Cedite Romani scriptores, cedite Grai!
Nescioquid maius nascitur Iliade.
• Make way, you Roman writers, make way, Greeks!
Something greater than the Iliad is born.
• Sextus Propertius, Elegies, II, xxxiv, 65–66" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Luís de Camões" (Quotes, Epic poetry, Os Lusíadas (1572), Canto I)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About Luís de Camões
Luís Vaz de Camões (or de Camoens) (c. 1524 – June 10 1580) is considered the national poet of Portugal and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama, but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads), the influence of which is so profound that Portuguese is sometimes called the "language of Camões".
About Luís de Camões
Luís Vaz de Camões (or de Camoens) (c. 1524 – June 10 1580) is considered the national poet of Portugal and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama, but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads), the influence of which is so profound that Portuguese is sometimes called the "language of Camões".
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