St. Botolph's Town! Hither across the plains
And fens of Lincolnshire, in garb austere,
There came a Saxon monk, and founded here
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It reminds me of certain other places known by the name of their presiding saints. A nice tribute. Thanks.
fens of linconshire, in garb austere, saxon monk, marauding danes, no vestige now remains, echoed in another hemisphere, beautiful narrative.
(Boston - Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.) **Penned for Boston- a tribute in kind.
Amazing narration of the history of Boston city since it's inception as St. Botalph's town.
Boston is a very wonderful poem