The Moon and Pleiades have set, Midnight is nigh, The time is passing, passing, yet Alone I lie.
SAPPHOSome say an army of horsemen, or infantry, A fleet of ships is the fairest thing On the face of the black earth, but I say It’s what one loves.
More Sappho Quotes
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Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.
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Stand and face me, my love,and scatter the grace in your eyes.
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If you are squeamish Don’t prod the beach rubble.
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Whatever one loves most is beautiful.
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I know not what to do, my mind is divided.
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Love, like a mountain-wind upon an oak, falling upon me, shakes me leaf and bough.
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Death is an evil; the gods have so judged; had it been good, they would die.
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All the while, believe me, I prayed our night would last twice as long.
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I will let my body flow like water over the gentle cushions.
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With his venom irresistible and bittersweet that loosener of limbs, Love reptile-like strikes me down
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Experience shows us Wealth unchaperoned by Virtue is never an innocuous neighbor.
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Love – bittersweet, irrepressible – loosens my limbs and I tremble.
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He who is fair to look upon is good, and he who is good will soon be fair also.
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I would not think to touch the sky with two arms
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Mere air, these words, but delicious to hear.
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