Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. Foreword vii
4. 1 Tell everyone 1
5. 2 We shall enjoy it 2
6. 3 Standing by my bed 5
7. 4 I asked myself 6
8. 5 And I said 6
9. 6 I confess 7
10. 7 At noontime 8
11. 8 I took my lyre and said 9
12. 9 Although they are 9
13. 10 That afternoon 10
14. 11 We heard them chanting 10
15. 12 It’s no use 11
16. 13 People do gossip 12
17. 14 Peace reigned in heaven 13
18. 15 When I saw Eros 13
19. 16 You are the herdsman of evening 14
20. 17 Sleep, darling 15
21. 18 Although clumsy 16
22. 19 Tomorrow you had better 17
23. 20 We put the urn aboard ship with this inscription 18
24. 21 Cyprian, in my dream 19
25. 21 Cyprian, in my dream 20
26. 23 And their feet move 21
27. 24 Awed by her splendor 22
28. 25 Now, while we dance 23
29. 26 The evening star 27
30. 27 It is time now 28
31. 28 For her sake 29
32. 29 Hymen Hymenaon! 30
33. 30 We drink your health 31
34. 31 Bridesmaids’ carol I 32
35. 32 Bridesmaids’ carol II 33
36. 33 They’re locked in, oh! 34
37. 34 Lament for a maidenhead 35
38. 35 You wear her livery 36
39. 36 Why am I crying? 36
40. 37 You know the place: then 39
41. 38 Prayer to my lady of Paphos 40
42. 39 He is more than a hero 42
43. 40 Yes, Atthis, you may be sure 43
44. 41 To an army wife, in Sardis 44
45. 42 I have had not one word from her 45
46. 43 It was you, Atthis, who said 46
47. 44 Without warning 49
48. 45 If you will come 49
49. 46 Thank you, m dear 50
50. 47 I was so happy 51
51. 48 Now I know why Eros 51
52. 49 She was dressed well 52
53. 50 But you, monkey face 52
54. 50 But you, monkey face 53
55. 52 After all this 53
56. 53 With his venom 54
57. 54 Afraid of losing you 55
58. 55 It is clear now 56
59. 56 Day in, day out 56
60. 57 You will say 57
61. 58 Tell me 57
62. 59 I said, Sappho 58
63. 60 You may forget but 59
64. 61 Pain penetrates 60
65. 62 The nightingale’s 63
66. 63 Last night 64
67. 64 Tonight I’ve watched 65
68. 65 Persuasion 66
69. 66 Many’s the time 66
70. 67 At my age 67
71. 68 That was different 67
72. 69 This way, that way 68
73. 70 My lovely friends 68
74. 71 I ask you, sir, to 69
75. 72 Of course I love you 69
76. 73 Yes, it is pretty 70
77. 74 I hear that Andromeda— 71
78. 75 Well! 72
79. 76 Sappho, when some fool 72
80. 77 Strange to say 73
81. 78 I taught the talented 73
82. 78 I taught the talented 74
83. 80 As you love me 75
84. 81 Greetings to Gorgo 76
85. 82 Rich as you are 77
86. 83 Don’t ask me what to wear 78
87. 84 If you are squeamish 81
88. 85 Before they were mothers 82
89. 86 Experience shows us 82
90. 87 We know this much 83
91. 88 Say what you please 83
92. 89 Then the god of war 84
93. 89 Then the god of war 84
94. 91 In memory 85
95. 92 Do you remember 85
96. 93 Be kind to me 86
97. 94 You remind me 87
98. 95 When they were tired 87
99. 96 The gods bless you 88
100. 97 I have often asked you not to come now 89
101. 98 It is the Muses 90
102. 99 Must I remind you, Cleis 90
103. 100 I have no complaint 91
104. A footnote to these translations 93
105. Notes 101
106. Bibliography 105
107. Descriptive index 106