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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BEAUTY (1), by SAPPHO Poet's Biography First Line: Like the sweet apple which reddens upon the topmost bough Last Line: Forgot it not, nay, but got it not, for none could get it till now. Variant Title(s): One Girl (a Combination From Sappho): 1;a Young Bride (1) Subject(s): Aphrodite; Beauty; Brides; Love - Erotic; Love; Mythology - Classical | |||
LIKE the sweet apple which reddens upon the topmost bough, A-top on the topmost twig,-- which the pluckers forgot, somehow,-- Forgot it not, nay, but got it not, for none could get it till now. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#11): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND MEDUSA by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#11): 2. MORE ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND MEDUSA by MARVIN BELL THE BIRTH OF VENUS by HAYDEN CARRUTH LEDA 2: A NOTE ON VISITATIONS by LUCILLE CLIFTON LEDA 3: A PERSONAL NOTE (RE: VISITATIONS) by LUCILLE CLIFTON UNEXPECTED HOLIDAY by STEPHEN DOBYNS |
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