“Iyieldthegraveforthysake，andexchangeMynearsweetviewofheavenforearthwiththee!“
TheirPisanhomewasamidsacredassociations。ItwassituateinanoldpalazzobuiltbyVasari，withinsightoftheLeaningTowerandtheDuomo。There，inabsoluteseclusion，theywroteandplanned。
OnceandagaintheymadeapilgrimagetotheLanfranchiPalace“towalkinthefootstepsofByronandShelley“：occasionallytheywenttoVespersintheDuomo，andlistened，rapt，tothemusicwanderingspirallythroughthevastsolitarybuilding：oncetheywerefortunateinhearingtheimpressivemusicalmassforthedead，intheCampoSanto。
TheywereevenremindedoftenoftheirdistantfriendHorne，foreverytimetheycrossedoneofthechiefpiazzastheysawthestatueofCosimodeMedicilookingdownuponthem。
Inthisbeautifuloldcity，sofullofreposeasitlies“asleepinthesun，“