Stand and face me, my love,and scatter the grace in your eyes.
SAPPHODeath is an evil; the gods have so judged; had it been good, they would die.
More Sappho Quotes
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I would not think to touch the sky with two arms
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Death is an ill; ’tis thus the Gods decide: / For had death been a boon, the Gods had died.
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Love – bittersweet, irrepressible – loosens my limbs and I tremble.
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If you are squeamish Don’t prod the beach rubble.
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Experience shows us Wealth unchaperoned by Virtue is never an innocuous neighbor.
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All the while, believe me, I prayed our night would last twice as long.
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Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an oak Love shakes my heart.
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When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy tongue from barking idly.
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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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No honey for me, if it comes with a bee.
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Death is an evil; the gods have so judged; had it been good, they would 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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The Moon and Pleiades have set, Midnight is nigh, The time is passing, passing, yet Alone I lie.
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I know not what to do, my mind is divided.
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You may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us.
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