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Goldoni, – good, gay, sunniest of souls, —

Glassing half Venice in that verse of thine, —

What though it just reflect the shade and shine

Of common life, nor render, as it rolls,

Grandeur and gloom? Sufficient for thy shoals

Was Carnival: Parini's depths enshrine

Secrets unsuited to that opaline

Surface of things which laughs along thy scrolls.

There throng the People: how they come and go,

Lisp the soft language, flaunt the bright garb, – see, —

On piazza, calle, under portico,

And over bridge! Dear King of Comedy,

Be honoured! Thou that didst love Venice so,

Venice, and we who love her, all love thee!