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Bliss Carman · Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics

Poem 74 of 100 · Book I

If death be good,

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If death be good,
Why do the gods not die?
If life be ill,
Why do the gods still live?

If love be naught,
Why do the gods still love?
If love be all,
What should men do but love?

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