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I have had not one word from her
Frankly I wish I were dead. When she left, she wept a great deal; she said to me, ``This parting must be endured, Sappho. I go unwillingly.'' I said, ``Go, and be happy but remember (you know well) whom you leave shackled by love ``If you forget me, think of our gifts to Aphrodite and all the loveliness that we shared ``all the violet tiaras, braided rosebuds, dill and crocus twined around your young neck ``myrrh poured on your head and on soft mats girls with all that they most wished for beside them ``while no voices chanted choruses without ours, no woodlot bloomed in spring without song...'' Sappho tr. Barnard Unsatisfied? Search for more:Other Cool Sites:Hot Arts & Stage NewsLyrics Catalogue Sound Tracks Guide Guide to Serials and Shows English Subtitles For DivX Movies Hundreds of Cooking Recipes Over 5000 Cocktails Recipes Cool Online Encyclopedia Cellulars Descriptions and Reviews Algorithms Dictionary Funny Jokes and Anecdotes. Usenet Newsgroups Reader |