230 Quotes About Willis-barnstone

A deedyour lovely faceif not, winterand no painI bid you, Abanthis,take up the lyreand sing of Gongyla as again desirefloats around youthe beautiful. When you saw her dressit excited you. I'm happy.The Kypros-born onceblamed mefor prayingthis word:I want

I hoped for loveWhen I look at you face to facenot even Hermioniseems to be your equal.I compare you to blond Helenamong mortal women.Know that you can free mefrom every care,and stay awake all night longon dewy riverbanks

I'm waitingto offer you a good thingin sacrificesbut going therewe know is laborlater towardKydro sayI am coming

You willrememberwe did these thingsin our youthmany and beautiful things.In the cityfor us the harshWe liveoppositea daringpersonstone foundationthin-voiced

It is not easy for us to equalthe goddessesin beauty of form [...] AdonisdesireandAfroditipoured nectar from a gold pitcherwith hands Persuasionthe Geraistion shrineloversof no oneI shall enter desire

You lay in waitbehind a laurel treeand everythingwas sweeterwomenwanderingI barely hearddarling soulsuch as I now amyou camebeautifulin your garments

For my companions,now of these things I shall sing beautifully

You might wisha littleto be carried offSomeonesweeteryou also knowforgotand would sayyesI shall love [...] as long as there is breath in meand careI say I have been a strong loverhurtbitterand know thisno matterI shall love

Somehow, even the slightest words and phrases of Sappho yield her voice.