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Phaon: Golden Pulse

The Poems of Sappho ยท 1 passage

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Golden pulse grew on the shore, Ferns along the hill, And the red cliff roses bore Bees to drink their fill; Bees that from the meadows bring Wine of melilot, Honey-sups on golden wing To the garden grot. But to me, neglected flower, Phaon will not see, Passion brings no crowning hour, Honey nor the bee.

Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file cla/pos/pos67.htm.

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