Sentence:  Venice! dear beautiful Venice! scene of harmony and love! where all was gayety and mirth, revelry and pleasure, with what warm feelings do I recall thee to my memory; day and night were the gondoliers singing <WSD>barcarolles</WSD>, or the verses of w:Torquato Tasso 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in (8) or (8) time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion. (from late 18th c.)