The allusion to the Philippines
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Estes, ainda que quisessem imitar os outros, não poderiam fazê - lo; a ilha dos sonhos, como a dos amores, como todas as ilhas de todos os mares, são agora objeto da ambição e da rivalidade da Europa e dos Estados Unidos. Era uma alusão às Filipinas.
These, even if they wanted to imitate the others, could not do it; the island of dreams, like that of loves, like all islands of all seas, are now an object of ambition and rivalry of Europe and the United States. It was an allusion to the Philippines.
The narrator reflects that even if they wanted to imitate others, they could not; the island of dreams, like that of loves, like all islands of all seas, is now an object of ambition and rivalry of Europe and the United States. It was an allusion to the Philippines.
The narrator states that some cannot imitate others; the ideal island is now a geopolitical prize. This was a reference to the Philippines.
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