I Took My Lyre

Sappho

I took my lyre and said:
Come now, my heavenly
tortoise shell: become
a speaking instrument

                Sappho
                tr. Barnard

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• Sappho : I Took My Lyre And Said
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• Sappho : It Is The Muses
• Sappho : It Was You, Atthis, Who Said
• Sappho : It's No Use
• Sappho : Leto And Niobe
• Sappho : Must I Remind You, Cleis,
• Sappho : No Word
• Sappho : Of Course I Love You
• Sappho : Prayer To Our Lady Of Paphos

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