The people of Florence sent their great poet, Dante, into exile.
He went into Ravenna, there died, and there was buried. After
his death, Florence recognized how great this exiled son of hers
had been, and begged his body from Ravenna, and could not get
it. Ravenna would not part with it. Florence might have had it
had she asked Dante to come back.
(1681)
=Irreverent Laughter=--See LAUGHTER, PERILS OF.