Classic Poem

Well doth Verona love her poet-seer,
To Virgil's sacred name doth Mantua thrill,
And though she deems Stella and Livy dear
Apona holds her Flaccus dearer still.
To Nile that waters Egypt's rainless coast
Apollodorus hath his lustre lent.
Two Senecas are proud Cordova's boast
With Lucan peerless and pre-eminent.
Cadiz the gay delights in Canius name
Augusta doth with Decian's glory shine;
So too our Bilbilis shall tell your fame
One day, my friend, and haply whisper mine.