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Thy Form is Lovely
by:
Sappho
(c. 610-570 B.C.)
translated by H. de Vere Stacpoole
Thy form is lovely and thine eyes are honeyed,
O'er thy face the pale
Clear light of love lies like a veil.
Bidding thee rise,
With outstretched hands,
Before thee Aphrodite stands.
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