I won't say another word about the beauties of the city and its situation, which have been described and praised often. As they say here, "'''''Vedi Napoli e poi muori!'' — See Naples and die'''!" One can't blame the Neapolitan for never wanting to leave his city, nor its poets singing its praises in lofty hyperboles: it would be wonderful even if a few more Vesuviuses were to rise in the neighbourhood.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I won't say another word about the beauties of the city and its situation, which have been described and praised often. As they say here, "'''''Vedi Napoli e poi muori!'' — See Naples and die'''!" One can't blame the Neapolitan for never wanting to leave his city, nor its poets singing its praises in lofty hyperboles: it would be wonderful even if a few more Vesuviuses were to rise in the neighbourhood." in the context of "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, journal entry (3 March 1787), published in Italian Journey [1786 - 1788]; as translated by W. H. Auden and Elizabeth Mayer (1962)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.