TRANSLATION

OF A RECENTLY DISCOVERED FRAGMENT[[1]] OF A POEM BY SAPPHO.

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BY G. HILL.

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Thou’rt like the apple—maiden young and fair⁠—

That sees its fellows gathered, one by one,

While, on the topmost bough, though ripe and rare,

It unmolested sits and blooms alone:

Forgotten? No—a mark for every eye,