Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A GIRL, by SAPPHO


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A GIRL, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I have a child; so fair
Last Line: Nor lands men long to see.
Subject(s): Aphrodite; Love - Erotic; Girls; Love; Mythology - Classical


I HAVE a child; so fair
As golden flowers is she,
My Cleis, all my care.
I'd not give her away
For Lydia's wide sway
Nor lands men long to see.





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