History & Politics
Fragment 27
Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton (1885) · From Fragments
History & Politics
When anger spreads through the breast, guard thy tongue from barking idly.
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Sappho. “Fragment 27.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/23/.
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Sappho. “Fragment 27.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/23/.
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