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THE
SUBJECT
OF
EACH SONNET.

• I. INTRODUCTORY.
• II. The temple of Chastity.
• III. The Bower of Pleasure.
• IV. Sappho discovers her Passion.
• V. Contemns its Power.
• VI. Describes the characteristics of Love.
• VII. Invokes Reason.
• VIII. Her Passion increases.
• IX. Laments the volatility of Phaon.
• X. Describes Phaon.
• XI. Rejects the Influence of Reason.
• XII. Previous to her Interview with Phaon.
• XIII. She endeavours to fascinate him.
• XIV. To the Aeolian Harp.
• XV. Phaon awakes.
• XVI. Sappho rejects Hope.
• XVII. The Tyranny of Love.
• XVIII. To Phaon.
• XIX. Suspects his constancy.
• XX. To Phaon.
• XXI. Laments her early Misfortunes.
• XXII. Phaon forsakes her.
• XXIII. Sappho's Conjectures.
• XXIV. Her Address to the Moon.
• XXV. To Phaon.
• XXVI. Contemns Philosophy.
• XXVII. Sappho's Address to the Stars.
• XXVIII. Describes the fascinations of Love.
• XXIX. Determines to follow Phaon.
• XXX. Bids farewell to Lesbos.
• XXXI. Describes her Bark.
• XXXII. Dreams of a Rival.
• XXXIII. Reaches Sicily.
• XXXIV. Sappho's Prayer to Venus.
• XXXV. Reproaches Phaon.
• XXXVI. Her confirmed Despair.
• XXXVII. Foresees her Death.
• XXXVIII. To a Sigh.
• XXXIX. To the Muses.
• XL. Visions appear to her in a dream.
• XLI. Resolves to take the Leap of Leucata.
• XLII. Her last Appeal to Phaon.
• XLIII. Her Reflections on the Leucadian Rock before she perishes.
• XLIV. Sonnect Conclusive.