Nature
Fragment 53
Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton (1885) · From Fragments
Nature
The moon rose full, and the women stood as though around an altar.
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MLA
Sappho. “Fragment 53.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/48/.
Chicago
Sappho. “Fragment 53.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/48/.
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