What cannot be said will be wept.
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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The moon is setand the Pleiades; Middle ofthe night, time passes by,I lie alone.
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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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Beauty endures only for as long as it can be seen; goodness, beautiful today, will remain so tomorrow.
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Love shook my heart/ Like the wind on the mountain/ Troubling the oak-trees.
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For some the fairest thing on the dark earth is Thermopylae, And the Spartan phalanx lowering lances to die.
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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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I know not what to do, my mind is divided.
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The evening star Is the most beautiful of all stars.
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How love the limb-loosener sweeps me away.
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Eros seizes and shakes my very soul like the wind on the mountain shaking ancient oaks.
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Death must be an evil and the gods agree; for why else would they live for ever?
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Death is an evil; the gods have so judged; had it been good, they would die.
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I would not think to touch the sky with two arms
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