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Love
by:
Sappho
(c. 610-570 B.C.)
translated by H. de Vere Stacpoole
Sweet mother, at the idle loom I lean,
Weary with longing for the boy that still
Remains a dream of loveliness--to fill
My soul, my life, at Aphrodite's will.
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