Love
Sappho: LVII
From Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics (1907)
Love
Others shall behold the sun
Through the long uncounted years,—
Not a maid in after time
Wise as thou!
For the gods have given thee
Their best gift, an equal mind
That can only love, be glad,
And fear not.
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Codex Note
From Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics (1907)
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Carman, Bliss. “Sappho: LVII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/carman/256/.
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Carman, Bliss. “Sappho: LVII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/carman/256/.
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