{"collection":"Classics","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/cla/saph/sap/sap15.htm","path":"cla/saph/sap/sap15.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/cla/saph/sap/sap15.htm","text":"Sappho and Phaon, by Mary Robinson, [1796]\nNow, o\u2019er the tessellated pavement strew\n Fresh saffron, steep\u2019d in essence of the rose,\n While down yon agate column gently flows\n A glitt\u2019ring streamlet of ambrosial dew!\n My Phaon smiles! the rich carnation\u2019s hue,\n On his flush\u2019d cheek in conscious lustre glows,\n While o\u2019er his breast enamour\u2019d Venus throws \n Her starry mantle of celestial blue!\n Breathe soft, ye dulcet flutes, among the trees\n Where clust\u2019ring boughs with golden citron twine; \n While slow vibrations, dying on the breeze,\n Shall soothe his soul with harmony divine!\n Then let my form his yielding fancy seize,\n And all his fondest wishes, blend with mine.","title":"Sappho and Phaon: XII. Previous to her Interview with Phaon.","type":"page"}