Oh, river! darkling river! what a voice  
  Is that thou utterest while all else is still--  
  The ancient voice that, centuries ago,  
  Sounded between thy hills, while Rome was yet  
  A weedy solitude by Tiber's stream!
Thirty Poems (ed. 1864)
Oh, river! darkling river! what a voice  
  Is that thou utterest while all else is still--  
  The ancient voice that, centuries ago,  
  Sounded between thy hills, while Rome was yet  
  A weedy solitude by Tiber's stream!
Thirty Poems (ed. 1864)