Living
Fragment 56
Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton (1885) · From Fragments
Living
Leda they say once found an egg hidden under hyacinth-blossoms.
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Sappho. “Fragment 56.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/51/.
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Sappho. “Fragment 56.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/51/.
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