From Apollonius, to show that the Aeolians used the digamma, ϝ. Bergk says this fragment does not belong to fr. [2].
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Ὠΐω πόλυ λευκότερον.
Much whiter than an egg.
From Athenaeus; cf. frs. [56] and [122].
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Μήτ' ἔμοι μέλι μήτε μέλισσα
Neither honey nor bee for me.
A proverb quoted by many late authors, referring to those who wish for good unmixed with evil. They seem to be the words of the bride. This, and the second line of fr. [62], and many other verses, show Sappho's fondness for alliteration; frs. [4] and [5], among several others, show that she did not ignore the charm of assonance.
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