Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Italy: Vols. XI–XIII. 1876–79.

Ravenna

Ravenna

By John Dryden (1631–1700)

(From Theodore and Honoria)

OF all the cities in Romanian lands,

The chief, and most renowned, Ravenna stands,

Adorned in ancient times with arms and arts,

And rich inhabitants, with generous hearts.