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Such a prospect could not fail of bringing Virgil's panegyric of Italy full in my mind: "Tot congesta manu praeruptis oppida saxis Fluminaque antiquos suhterlabentia muros." As soon as we arrived in sight of Capua, the sky darkened, clouds covered the horizon, and presently poured down such deluges of rain as floated the whole country.
And swaying backwards and forwards he fell into the golden lines: Adde tot egregias urbes, operumque laborem, Tot congesta manu praeruptis oppida saxis, Fluminaque antiquos subterlabentia muros. 'Congesta manu!
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