DOMINGO DOS REIS QUITA
\də͡ʊmˈɪŋɡə͡ʊ dˈɒs ɹˈa͡ɪz kwˈiːtə], \dəʊmˈɪŋɡəʊ dˈɒs ɹˈaɪz kwˈiːtə], \d_əʊ_m_ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_əʊ d_ˈɒ_s ɹ_ˈaɪ_z k_w_ˈiː_t_ə]\
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A Portu guese poet; born in Lisbon, Jan. 8, 1728; died 1770. He was left at his father's death the oldest of seven children, and was apprenticed to a barber, but pursued by himself the study of Portuguese literature and that of other countries. The money gained by his writings was lost in the Lisbon earthquake. His most famous work is "Inez de Castro", besides which he wrote four other dramas and many poems.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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