The works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus and Musæus

Fawkes, Francis (1720-1777)

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TWO EPIGRAMS OF SAPPHO.

[[THE WORKS OF BION.]]

THE IDYLLIUMS OF BION.

FRAGMENTS OF BION.

FRAGMENT I. ON HYACINTHUS.

II.

III.

IV.

VI.

VII.

[[The Works of MOSCHUS.]]

THE LOVES OF HERO and LEANDER.

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FRAGMENT I. ON HYACINTHUS.

Desponding Sorrow seized Apollo's Heart;
All Cures he try'd, and practis'd every Art;
With Nectar and Ambrosia drest the Wound:
Useless, alas! all Remedies are found,
When Fate with cruel Shears encompasses around.

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FRAGMENT I. ON HYACINTHUS.