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... HIPPARCHUS , a misanthrope . Priests of Apollo Leucadius . IMBRIUS , } foreigners . LYNCEUS , SAPPHO . CLEIS , daughter of SAPPHO , MEGARA , ATTHIS , } female friends of SAPPHO . SAPPHO . SCENE I. The sea - shore of the.
... HIPPARCHUS , a misanthrope . Priests of Apollo Leucadius . IMBRIUS , } foreigners . LYNCEUS , SAPPHO . CLEIS , daughter of SAPPHO , MEGARA , ATTHIS , } female friends of SAPPHO . SAPPHO . SCENE I. The sea - shore of the.
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... MEGARA conversing . Thy cheek is pale , my Cleis . Comest thou here The harbinger of ill ? - My heart forebodes . CLEIS . I fain would speak the words , but cannot . Speak ✓ Thou , Megara . SAPPHO . - Ay speak ! speak both , or 126 SAPPHO ...
... MEGARA conversing . Thy cheek is pale , my Cleis . Comest thou here The harbinger of ill ? - My heart forebodes . CLEIS . I fain would speak the words , but cannot . Speak ✓ Thou , Megara . SAPPHO . - Ay speak ! speak both , or 126 SAPPHO ...
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... MEGARA . They have decreed your banishment from Lesbos . ( 2 ) SAPPHO . And is this all the fearful news ye bring ? Benignant gods ! - But art thou sure , Megara , No storms lower dark beneath this summer rain . Say ye not aught of ...
... MEGARA . They have decreed your banishment from Lesbos . ( 2 ) SAPPHO . And is this all the fearful news ye bring ? Benignant gods ! - But art thou sure , Megara , No storms lower dark beneath this summer rain . Say ye not aught of ...
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... Megara . ( TO MEGARA . ) Sweet friend , say , wilt thou fly with us ? MEGARA . Ay even to death ! SAPPHO . Then farewell native Mitylene- thou First object of my fondness : thou hast been K but now To me a not ungentle nurse ; That ...
... Megara . ( TO MEGARA . ) Sweet friend , say , wilt thou fly with us ? MEGARA . Ay even to death ! SAPPHO . Then farewell native Mitylene- thou First object of my fondness : thou hast been K but now To me a not ungentle nurse ; That ...
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... MEGARA . ATTHIS . And sawest thou then their meeting ? MEGARA . Do not my eyes bear witness by their tears ? Alas ! I saw them , or I had not deem'd There lived the heartless thing could so have spurn'd her 130 SAPPHO .
... MEGARA . ATTHIS . And sawest thou then their meeting ? MEGARA . Do not my eyes bear witness by their tears ? Alas ! I saw them , or I had not deem'd There lived the heartless thing could so have spurn'd her 130 SAPPHO .
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arms art thou ATTHIS beauteous beauty blood bloom bosom BOTANY bower breast breath bright brow calm charms cheek CLEIS coloured crime dark death deem'd deep Diocles doth droop'd earth Edition eyes faint fair fatal fatal dowry fearful fell felt fix'd fling flowers fond gaze glare gleam'd glorious glory glow grief grove guilt hast hath heard heart heaven Helena HIPPARCHUS hope hour hues IMBRIUS Inez JAMES HOGG knew Leontio Lesbos light linger'd lips look look'd LYNCEUS MEGARA Methymna midst Miguel mind Mozart mute night o'er pale pass'd passion PHAON Plates play'd Price 11 pride priest proud repose rich ROBERT SOUTHEY Royal rush'd SAPPHO scene Seville shade SHARON TURNER shone shores shrine Sicily smile soul Spain spirit stood sweet tale tears thee thine thou thought tomb tresses turn'd Twas Valasco's vales veil voice Vols watch'd waves wild worshipp'd young
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