I would not think to touch the sky with two arms
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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Dancing up the full moon Round some fair new altar Trample the soft blossoms of fine grass.
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There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse.
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What cannot be said will be wept.
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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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The evening star Is the most beautiful of all stars.
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If you are squeamish Don’t prod the beach rubble.
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May I write words more naked than flesh, stronger than bone, more resilient than sinew, sensitive than nerve.
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The moon is setand the Pleiades; Middle ofthe night, time passes by,I lie alone.
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Hesperus bringing together All that the morning star scattered.
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Eros seizes and shakes my very soul like the wind on the mountain shaking ancient oaks.
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How love the limb-loosener sweeps me away.
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Raise high the roof-beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man.
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Some 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.
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I do not know what to do, my mind’s in two.
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Love, like a mountain-wind upon an oak, falling upon me, shakes me leaf and bough.
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