by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Σὺ δὲ στεφάνοισ, α Δίκα περθέσαθ᾽...
Language: Aeolic Greek
Σὺ δὲ στεφάνοισ, α Δίκα περθέσαθ᾽ ἐράταισ φόβαισιν, ὄρπακασ ἀνήτοιο συν ῤραισ᾽ ἀπάλαισι χέψιν, ἐγάνθεσιν ἔκ γὰρ πέλεται καὶ χάριτοσ μακαιρᾶν μᾶλλον προτέρην, ἀστερφανώτοισι δ᾽ ἀπυστερέφονται.
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- by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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