“yet if you had a desire for good or beautiful thingsand your tongue were not concocting some evil to sayshame would not hold down your eyesbut rather you would speak about what is just”

“their heart grew coldthey let their wings down”

“In fact she herself once blamed meKyprogeneiabecause I prayed this word:I want.”

“Eros, again now, the loosener of limbs troubles me,Bittersweet, sly, uncontrollable creature.”

“]Sardisoften turning her thoughts here]you like a goddessand in your song most of all she rejoiced.But now she is conspicuous among Lydian womenas sometimes at sunsetthe rosyfingered moonsurpasses ...”

“]sing to usthe one with violets in her lap]mostly]goes astray”