Chapter XXIV: Canto VIII: (after Stanza 36)

“In such unfairest odds and chance of fray
One of our soldiers was begirt by foes;
But he, by valour more than mail, makes way
And of true warrior-heart fair ’surance shows;
Slain the near charger with his sabre-sway
Its rider’s head upon the plain he throws;--
Brave sworder-feat!--and, pace by pace, he leaveth
Arear the foeman whom such exploit grieveth.”

Canto X.

“Verá-se, emfim, toda a India conjurada
Com béllico aparelho; varias gentes,
Chaul, Goa, e Maláca ter cercada
Em hum tempo logares differentes.
Mas vê como Chaul quasi tomada,
O mar com suas ondas eminentes,
Vai socorrer a gente Portugueza
Que só de Deus espera já defeza.