Sonnet 3 Notes Notes: line 1, Ljubjanica, the river running through the center of Ljubana, also known as "The River of Seven Names." lines 1/2, On a square leading into the central bridge over the Ljubanica stands a memorial to Preseren with a laurel being conferred upon his head. line 3, Preseren was a lawyer by education. lines 4/10 refer to "A Wreath of Sonnets," written in love for Julia and resulting in hardship for Preseren whose Slovenian tongue was considered too low for the high German tongue practised by her family. line 11, "In hope, in dread" is a quote from the quatrain with which Preseren's poetry collection opens. Urba is the city of his birth and his happy childhood.