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The Bibelot

VOLUME I

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From The Bibelot, A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers, chosen in part from scarce editions and sources not generally known, Volume I, Number V, Testimonial Edition, Edited and Originally Published by Thomas B. Mosher, Portland, Maine; Wm. Wise & Co.; New York; 1895; p. 147.

V.  FRAGMENTS FROM SAPPHO




[147]

LXXAthenaeus, speaking of the care which the ancients bestowed upon dress, says Sappho thus jests upon Andromeda. Three other authors quote the same lines.
















What country girl bewitches thy heart, who knows not how to draw her dress about her ankles?





What country maiden charms thee,
    However fair her face,
Who knows not how to gather
    Her dress with artless grace?



















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