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But come hither if ever before thou didst hear my voice afar, and hearken, and leaving the golden house of thy father, camest with chariot yoked, and swift birds drew thee, their swift pinions fluttering over the dark earth, from heaven through mid-space. Quickly they arrived; and thou blessed one with immortal countenance smiling didst ask: What now is befallen me and why now I call and what I in my heart's madness, most desire. What fair one now wouldst thou draw to love thee? Who wrongs thee Sappho? For even if she flies she shall soon follow and if she rejects gifts, shall soon offer them and if she loves not shall soon love, however reluctant. Come I pray thee now and release me from cruel cares, and let my heart accomplish all that it desires, and be thou my ally.\nI\nShimmering-throned immortal Aphrodite,\n Daughter of Zeus, Enchantress, I implore thee,\n Spare me, O queen, this agony and anguish,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crush not my spirit\nII\nWhenever before thou has hearkened to me--\n To my voice calling to thee in the distance,\n And heeding, thou hast come, leaving thy father's\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Golden dominions,\nIII\nWith chariot yoked to thy fleet-winged coursers,\n Fluttering swift pinions over earth's darkness,\n And bringing thee through the infinite, gliding\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Downwards from heaven,\nIV\nThen, soon they arrived and thou, blessed goddess,\n With divine contenance smiling, didst ask me\n What new woe had befallen me now and why,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Thus I had called the.\nV\nWhat in my mad heart was my greatest desire,\n Who was it now that must feel my allurements,\n Who was the fair one that must be persuaded,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Who wronged thee Sappho?\nVI\nFor if now she flees, quickly she shall follow\n And if she spurns gifts, soon shall she offer them\n Yea, if she knows not love, soon shall she feel it\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Even reluctant.\nVII\nCome then, I pray, grant me surcease from sorrow,\n Drive away care, I beseech thee, O goddess\n Fulfil for me what I yearn to accomplish,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Be thou my ally.","title":"The Poems of Sappho: 1: Hymn to Aphrodite","type":"page"}