O NAVIS

by: Lope de Vega (1562-1635)

OOR bark of Life, upon the billows hoarse

Assailed by storms of envy and deceit,

Across what cruel seas in passage fleet

My and sword alone direct thy course!

My pen is dull; my sword of little force;

Thy side lies open to the wild waves' beat

As out from Favor's harbors we retreat,

Pursued by hopes deceived and vain remorse.

 

Let heaven by star to guide thee! here below

How vain the joys that foolish hearts desire!

Here friendship dies and enmity keeps true;

Here happy days have left thee long ago!

But seek not port, brave thou the tempest's ire;

Until the end thy fated course pursue!

• Biography of Lopé de Vega - Brief biography of the Spanish dramatist.
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• Characteristics of Lopé's Drama - Analysis of Lope de Vega's dramatic qualities.
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• Lope de Vega Index - An index of articles on the Spanish dramatist.
• Lope Felix de Vega Carpio - A biography of the Spanish dramatist.
• National Drama: Spain to 1700 - An overview of Spanish drama, from its beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century.
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