John Adamson (antiquary)

thumb|I learn'd to commune with those writers oldWho had the deeds of thy great chieftains told. John Adamson (13 September 1787 – 27 September 1855) was a lawyer, antiquary and scholar of Portuguese from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He was decorated by Queen Maria II of Portugal for his services to Portuguese literature. Quotes O Portugal! whene'er I see thy name   What proud emotions rise within my breast!To thee I owe—from thee derive that fame   Which here may linger when I lie at rest.When as a youth I landed on thy shore,   How little did I think I e'er could be   Worthy the honours thou hast giv'n to me;And when the coming storm I did deplore,Drove me far from thee by its hostile threat—With feelings which can never be effaced,   I learn'd to commune with those writers old   Who had the deeds of thy great chieftains told;Departed bards in converse sweet I met,I'd seen where they had liv'd—the land Camoens grac'd. Sonnet communicated to Bolton Corney, printed in Notes and Queries, vol. 1, no. 12 (19 January 1850), p. 178 External links Category:1787 births Category:1855 deaths Category:Translators from England Category:Lawyers from England