"The Bourgeois Despairs of Elmanu Idillo for Bocaje" is a collection of poems by the outstanding Portuguese poet Manuel Maria Barbosa do Bocaje, in which he talks about his own magoas amorozas, that is, love and disappointment. The poems of the collection are characterized by colorful images, sophisticated lyricism and apt epithets that help the reader hear the poet's heartbeat. With the help of artistic and sensitive words, Bocaje transports us to the world of love, where joy and sadness, hope and loss are intertwined. This collection is a real masterpiece that will leave an unforgettable mark in the heart of everyone who feels the majesty of poetry and the poetry of love.