Death & Dying
Fragment 62
Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton (1885) · From Fragments
Death & Dying
Delicate Adonis is dying, Cytherea; what shall we do? Beat your breasts, maidens, and rend your tunics.
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MLA
Sappho. “Fragment 62.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/56/.
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Sappho. “Fragment 62.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/56/.
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