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Bliss Carman · Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics

Poem 86 of 100 · Book I

Love is so strong a thing,

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Love is so strong a thing,
The very gods must yield,
When it is welded fast
With the unflinching truth.

Love is so frail a thing,
A word, a look, will kill.
Oh lovers, have a care
How ye do deal with love.

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