Love
Fragment 79
Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton (1885) · From Fragments
Love
I love delicacy, and for me Love has the sun's splendour and beauty.
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MLA
Sappho. “Fragment 79.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/71/.
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Sappho. “Fragment 79.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/71/.
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