
MANOEL D'ARRIAGA - CANTOS SAGRADOS
DEDICATORIA
AO PUBLICO
LIVRO PRIMEIRO - DEUS E A ALMA
LIVRO SEGUNDO - ESPELHO DUPLO - O MUNDO E A CONSCIENCIA
NOTAS ELUCIDATIVAS - A DEDICATORIA
A solemn yet intimate voice opens the volume, inviting listeners into a lifetime of verses gathered over three decades. The poet presents a tapestry of lyrical reflections—rural images, meditations on mortality, and yearning for an ideal of justice that bridges love and duty. Each piece feels like a quiet harvest, carefully tended and offered in the hope of nurturing a deeper communal spirit.
The collection moves beyond personal sentiment, probing the tension between religious tradition and emerging social consciousness. It calls for a renewed moral compass, urging humanity to unite across gender and belief, while echoing the grandeur of Portugal’s renaissance past. Listeners will hear the earnest plea for altruism and the conviction that poetry can serve a purpose as vital as any public creed, especially in an age where faith and reason seem divided.
Language
pt
Duration
~2 hours (125K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Lisboa: Manoel Gomes, Editor Livreiro de Suas Magestades e Altezas 70--Rua Garrett (Chiado)--72 1899
Credits
Produced by Pedro Saborano. (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Book Search)
Release date
2007-08-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1840–1917
A lawyer, writer, and leading republican voice, he became the first elected president of Portugal after the 1910 revolution ended the monarchy. His public life linked the Azores, Coimbra, and Lisbon at a turning point in Portuguese history.
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