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Erotika: Dithyrambs: The Love of Selene

The Poems of Sappho · 1 passage

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Across the still sea's moonlit wave Selene came Softly to seek the Latmian cave, Her breast aflame With secret passion's ruthless throe, Her scruples done, And burning with desire to know Endymion.

Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file cla/pos/pos48.htm.

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