Francisco de Sá de Miranda

Francisco de Sá de Miranda (August 28, 1481 – May 17, 1558) was a Portuguese poet, born in Coimbra. He was the first author that wrote sonnets in Portugal.

Quotes

 * O sol é grande, caem co’a calma as aves, do tempo em tal sazão, que sói ser fria; esta água que d’alto cai acordar-m’-ia do sono não, mas de cuidados graves.
 * The sun is high — the birds oppress'd with heat Fly to the shade, until refreshing airs Lure them again to leave their cool retreat. — The falls of water but of wearying cares
 * O sol é grande, caem co’a calma as aves
 * "The sun is high — the birds oppress'd with heat", sonnet translated by John Adamson in Lusitania Illustrata, Vol. I, 1842