To a Rich Vulgarian, by Sappho
Fragments 35, 67, 81, 72, 68 combined. Thou fool that thou shouldst plume thyself
On rich ...
Poems by Sappho
One Girl, by Sappho
I Like the sweet apple which reddens upon the topmost bough,
A-top on the topmost twig--which ...
On the Tomb of a Priestess of Artemis, by Sappho
Voiceless I speak, and from the tomb reply
Unto Æ thopia, Leto's child, was I
Vowed by...
Orchard Song, by Sappho
Cool murmur of water through apple-wood
Troughs without number
The whole orchard fills, whilst...
Sappho to Her Girlfriends, by Sappho
Fragments 34, 77, 76, 61, 71, 48, 86, 83, 47, 129, and 32 combined. This is my song of...
The Silver Moon, by Sappho
The silver moon is set;
The Pleiades are gone;
Half the long night is spent, and yet
I lie ...
Thy Form is Lovely, by Sappho
Thy form is lovely and thine eyes are honeyed,
O'er thy face the pale
Clear light of love lies...
To a Bride, by Sappho
Bride, around whom the rosy leaves are flying,
Sweet image of the Cyprian undying,
The bed a...
To a Girl in a Garden, by Sappho
Fragments 121, 123, 122, and 126 combined. O soft and dainty maiden, from afar
I watch you,...
To Anactoria, who has forsaken a once-loved girlfriend of Sappho, by Sappho
Rushing war-hosts, horsemen or foot or galleys
These doth one call, those doth another, fair...
Yea, Thou Shalt Die, by Sappho
Yea, thou shalt die,
And lie
Dumb in the silent tomb;
Nor to th...
Wedding Song, by Sappho
Workmen lift high
The beams of the roof,
Hymenæ us! Like Ares from sky
Comes th...
Where Blooms the Myrtle, by Sappho
O Muse, upon thy golden throne,
Far in the azure, fair, alone.
Sing what the Teian sweetly ...
The Torments of Love, by Sappho
Fragments 84, 45, 82, 36, 38, 37, 40, 80, 50, 55, and 42 combined. O Queens of Song, ...
Youth and Age, by Sappho
If love thou hast for me, not hate,
Arise and find a younger mate;
For I no longer will abid...