Contiguous lies at Port Liono’s head;
Great source of science! whose immortal name
Stands foremost in the glorious roll of Fame;
Here god-like Socrates, and Plato shone,
And, firm to truth, eternal honour won;
The first in Virtue’s cause his life resigned,
By Heaven pronounced the wisest of mankind;
The last proclaimed the spark of vital fire,
The Soul’s fine essence, never could expire;
Here Solon dwelt, the philosophic sage