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Sappho
Sappho
(c. 600 BCE / Greece)
Poems by Sappho : 9 / 90
Blame Aphrodite - Poem by Sappho
It's no use
Mother dear, I
can't finish my
weaving
You may
blame Aphrodite
soft as she is
she has almost
killed me with
love for that boy
Sappho
tr. Barnard
Poems by Sappho : 9 / 90
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Poem Submitted: Tuesday, December 31, 2002
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