'O senseless care of the mortals'
Dante
In 1298, Marco Polo rotted in the gaols of Genoa.
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This probably is historic determinism, and no one can stop the march of history, , India was determined to be colonised be it by the west or the east(Russia) , we still have Marco Polo sheep in our northern areas discovered by him, ,
Dear Anjali Sinha and Sathyanarayama, above you'll find my explanation of this poem, even though the Kahn's comment below is already quite explanatory. I send memories to you all.