Would Jove appoint some flower to reign, in matchless beauty on the plain, the Rose (mankind will all agree). The Rose the queen of flowers should be.
SAPPHOWhat cannot be said will be wept.
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Would Jove appoint some flower to reign, in matchless beauty on the plain, the Rose (mankind will all agree). The Rose the queen of flowers should be.
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Hesperus bringing together All that the morning star scattered.
SAPPHOHesperus bringing together All that the morning star scattered.
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No honey for me, if it comes with a bee.
SAPPHONo honey for me, if it comes with a bee.
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Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an oak Love shakes my heart.
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Now the Earth with many flowers puts on her spring embroidery.
SAPPHONow the Earth with many flowers puts on her spring embroidery.
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There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse.
SAPPHOThere is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse.
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Dancing up the full moon Round some fair new altar Trample the soft blossoms of fine grass.
SAPPHODancing up the full moon Round some fair new altar Trample the soft blossoms of fine grass.
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Eros harrows my heart: wild gales sweeping desolate mountains, uprooting oaks.
SAPPHOEros harrows my heart: wild gales sweeping desolate mountains, uprooting oaks.
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He who is fair to look upon is good, and he who is good will soon be fair also.
SAPPHOHe who is fair to look upon is good, and he who is good will soon be fair also.
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I know not what to do, my mind is divided.
SAPPHOI know not what to do, my mind is divided.
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I will let my body flow like water over the gentle cushions.
SAPPHOI 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
SAPPHOWith his venom irresistible and bittersweet that loosener of limbs, Love reptile-like strikes me down
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What cannot be said will be wept.
SAPPHOWhat cannot be said will be wept.
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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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Although only breath, words which I command are immortal.
SAPPHOAlthough only breath, words which I command are immortal.
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Builders, raise the ceiling high, Raise the dome into the sky, Hear the wedding song! For the happy groom is near, Tall as Mars, and statelier, Hear the wedding song!
SAPPHOBuilders, raise the ceiling high, Raise the dome into the sky, Hear the wedding song! For the happy groom is near, Tall as Mars, and statelier, Hear the wedding song!
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