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Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage
1765Sep, 15

Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage

Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, Portuguese poet and author (d. 1805)
Manuel Maria Barbosa l'Hedois du Bocage (15 September 1765 – 21 December 1805), most often referred to simply as Bocage, was a Portuguese Neoclassic poet, writing at the beginning of his career under the pen name Elmano Sadino.

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