The songs of Bilitis : $b Translated from the Greek : A new rendering in English with notes and commentLouÿs, Pierre
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The songs of Bilitis : $b Translated from the Greek : A new rendering in English with notes and comment
Louÿs, Pierre
French poetry -- Translations into English; Lesbians -- Poetry
LVIII. The Cave of the Nymphs 62
LIX. Mnasidika’s Breasts 63
* Contemplation (not translated)
LX. The Doll 64
LXI. Tendernesses 65
LXII. Games 66
* Episode (not translated)
LXIII. Penumbra 67
LXIV. The Sleeper 68
LXV. The Kiss 69
LXVI. Jealous Care 70
LXVII. The Despairing Embrace 71
* Recovery (not translated)
LXVIII. The Heart 72
LXIX. Words in the Night 73
LXX. Absence 74
LXXI. Love 75
LXXII. Purification 76
LXXIII. The Cradle of Mnasidika 77
LXXIV. A Promenade by the Sea 78
LXXV. The Object 79
LXXVI. Evening Near the Fire 81
LXXVII. Supplications 82
LXXVIII. The Eyes 83
LXXIX. Fards 84
LXXX. The Silence of Mnasidika 85
LXXXI. Scene 86
LXXXII. Waiting 87
LXXXIII. Solitude 88
LXXXIV. A Letter 89
LXXXV. The Attempt 90
LXXXVI. The Effort 91
* Myrrhine (not translated)
LXXXVII. Gyrinno 92
LXXXVIII. The Last Essay 93
LXXXIX. The Wounding Memory 95
XC. To the Wax Doll 96
XCI. Funeral Chant 97
EPIGRAMS IN THE ISLAND OF CYPROS
XCII. Hymn to the Astarte 101
XCIII. Hymn to the Night 102
XCIV. The Menades 103
XCV. The Sea of Cypris 104
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