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Born in 612 BC / Died in 570 BC / Greece / Greek

Poems by Sappho

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Standing by my bed

... Standing by my bed ...

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Mother, I Cannot Mind My Wheel

... Oh! if you felt the pain I feel! ...

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Awed by her splendor

... when she is roundest and lights ...

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Tell everyone

... sing beautifully for ...

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Although they are

... only breath, words ...

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Song Of The Rose

... Ho, the rose breathes of love! ho, the rose lifts the cup ...

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Grace

... What country maiden charms thy heart, ...

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Yea, Thou Shalt Die

... Shalt thou flit forth and haunt the filmy air ...

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Ode To A Loved One

...   'Twas this deprived my soul of rest, ...

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To Atthis The Inconstant

... In her — thou who from my love's height ...

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Loneliness

... The hours, the hours, drift by, ...

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A Lament For Adonis

... O Nymphs, let it echo, the voice of your crying, ...

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I have no complaint

... I have no complaint ...

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You may forget but

... You may forget but ...

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He is more than a hero

... If I meet you suddenly, I can't ...