place
The Po
Po
also: Padus
The great river of northern Italy ('poplar-fringed Padus'), set against the Spartan Eurotas to say two streams keep their own banks — as the poet keeps to one mistress.
Reading notes
- The Loves §2.17 Po
The poplar-fringed great river of north Italy, set against the Spartan Eurotas: two streams keep their own banks, as the poet keeps to one mistress.