Masters Reading Response to P.B Shelley "Eugenian Hills"

This reading discusses Venice as a setting. The line that really stuck out to me was the line that read:

"...Underneath Day's azure eyes
Ocean's nursling, Venice lies,
A peopled labyrinth of walls,
Amphitrite's destined halls,
Which her hoary sire now paves
With his blue and beaming waves."

I sat at the hotel while reading this, thinking back to a conversation with Dr. Davidson just moments before I opened this document, talking about staying in Venice. I have yet to arrive there, however, I know from stories my father told and images seen through friends who have been, that this city is extremely crowded and small and easy to get lost in. This is exactly what I got from Shelley's description, particularly in the phrase "people's labyrinth of walls." That line seems so beautiful to me: its not something you would hear on the street corner, but it perfectly describes the crowded confusion that is Venice...apparently.
The other part of the poem that stuck out using Italy as a location of meaning was the line that read

"...so thou art, Mighty spirit -- so shall be
The City that did refuge thee."

My thought when reading this was that Shelley's speaker is talking to someone that is suffering for some apparent reason, and this city (I believe it was Padua) is a healing place for that person. Something about this city refuges the hurting and the weak in spirit so that they can be healed and made stronger. That is kind of what Italy is doing for me: I wouldn't say I am hurting, but I was feeling very worn down and stressed/ frazzled when we got here. It was not hard, however, to fall under Spoleto's spell and become more brave in the ability that I have to travel around and venture out of my comfort zone. That is what I think Shelley's speaker is saying: Italy can allow someone to become more assured of themselves and their spirit, but this can be relevant to traveling in general.