Love
Fragment 28
Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton (1885) · From Fragments
Love
Hadst thou felt desire for things good or noble, and had not thy tongue framed some evil speech, shame had not filled thine eyes, but thou hadst spoken honestly about it.
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Sappho. “Fragment 28.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/24/.
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Sappho. “Fragment 28.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/24/.
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