The River Ticino. Silius Italicus (c. 28-c. 103). Ticino, the River. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. 1876-79. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes. Italy: Vols. XI-XIII

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Italy: Vols. XI–XIII. 1876–79.

Ticino, the River

The River Ticino

Silius Italicus (c. 28–c. 103)


Translated by Joseph Addison SMOOTH and untroubled the Ticinus flows,
And through the crystal stream the shining bottom shows;
Scarce can the sight discover if it moves,
So wondrous slow amidst the shady groves,
And tuneful birds that warble on its sides,	5
Within its gloomy banks the limpid liquor glides.