Possible Clues:

• Dreadful Italy - dumb wait - no reason? This may be the reason (4,3,3,5,2,1,3)
• Worthwhile achievements take time, as Romulus might say (4,3,3,5,2,1,3)
• Proverbial warning to those impatient to raise capital? (4,3,3,5,2,1,3)