Love
Sappho: X
From Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics (1907)
Love
Let there be garlands, Dica,
Around thy lovely hair.
And supple sprays of blossom
Twined by thy soft hands.
Whoso is crowned with flowers
Has favour with the gods,
Who have no kindly eyes
For the ungarlanded.
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Codex Note
From Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics (1907)
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Carman, Bliss. “Sappho: X.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/carman/209/.
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Carman, Bliss. “Sappho: X.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/carman/209/.
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