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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PREFACE TO ERINNA'S POEMS, by ASCLEPIADES OF SAMOS Poet's Biography First Line: This sweet work is erinna's: no great sum Last Line: Not quickly, death, whose name had equalled hers? Alternate Author Name(s): Asklepiades Of Samos Subject(s): Erinna (4th Century B.c.) | |||
THIS sweet work is Erinna's: no great sum -- It is a girl's of only nineteen years -- But strong as many another's. Hadst thou come Not quickly, Death, whose name had equalled hers? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PREFACE TO ERINNA'S POEMS by ANTIPATER OF SIDON ERINNA by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON |
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