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TRANSLATIONS.
An Hymn to VENUS, from
the Greek of SAPPHO.
I.
To whom a thouſand temples riſe,
Gayly falſe in gentle ſmiles,
Full of love-perplexing wiles, 4
O goddeſs! from my heart remove
The waſting cares and pains of love.
II.
If ever thou haſt kindly hear'd
A ſong in ſoft diſtreſs prefer'd, 8
Propitious to my tuneful vow,
O gentle goddeſs! hear me now.
Deſcend thou bright, immortal, gueſt,
In all thy radiant charms confeſs'd. 12
III.
Thou once didſt leave almighty Jove,
And all the golden roofs above:
The
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