I Loved Thee Once, Atthis, Long Ago

A digital transcription of the versed paraphrase of several fragments of Sappho to become a poem to Atthis by Anne Bunner.

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                        Copyright © 2019 by University of Nebraska–Lincoln, all rightsreserved. Redistribution or republication in any medium, except as allowedunder the Fair Use provisions of U.S. copyright law, requires expresswritten consent from the editors and advance notification of the publisher,the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 
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                    <l n="2" enjamb="no">Long, long ago -- the memory is still dear.</l>
                    <l n="3" enjamb="no">Stand face to face, friend, and unveil thine eyes,</l>
                    <l n="4" enjamb="yes">Look deep in mine and keep the dead past clear</l>  
                    <l n="5" enjamb="no">Of all regret. What matter if love dies?</l>
                    <l n="6" enjamb="yes">Why shouldst thou think to touch the far off sky</l>
                    <l n="7" enjamb="no">With thy two arms? Or measure love by years?</l>
                    <l n="8" enjamb="no">Or hold the swallow when it fain would fly?</l>
                    <l n="9" enjamb="no">I loved thee, Atthis, -- let the shadow go.</l>
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                    <l n="10" enjamb="yes">There was a blossom on the topmost bough</l>
                    <l n="11" enjamb="no">The gatherers could not reach -- and so --</l>
                    <l n="12" enjamb="no">There was a love, perchance, beyond our reach --</l>
                    <l n="13" enjamb="no">And yet, I loved thee; let the shadow go,</l>
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I Loved Thee Once, Atthis, Long Ago 2019 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Fragments of Sappho
216 Burnett University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588 janica.hw@gmail.com
2019

Copyright © 2019 by University of Nebraska–Lincoln, all rightsreserved. Redistribution or republication in any medium, except as allowedunder the Fair Use provisions of U.S. copyright law, requires expresswritten consent from the editors and advance notification of the publisher,the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

DH Final Project Henry T. Wharton (1920). Sappho - Memoir, Text, Selected Renderings. With Paraphrases in verse by Anne Bunner. Sappho - Memoir, Text, Selected Renderings Henry T. Wharton Anne Bunner Swinburne 1920 BRENTANO'S New York

Literal translation to English by Henry Thorton Wharton, paraphrases in verse form by Anne Bunner referencing various translationed editions of the poem included in the book. All name would be written as fill first name, initial of middle name, and full last name, unless unavailable.

All hypens are converted to --.

 Janica Transcribed and encoded the poem view page image(s) view page image(s) I LOVED THEE ONCE, ATTHIS, LONG AGO I loved thee Atthis, once -- long, long ago; Long, long ago -- the memory is still dear. Stand face to face, friend, and unveil thine eyes, Look deep in mine and keep the dead past clear Of all regret. What matter if love dies? 5 Why shouldst thou think to touch the far off sky With thy two arms? Or measure love by years? Or hold the swallow when it fain would fly? I loved thee, Atthis, -- let the shadow go. There was a blossom on the topmost bough 10 The gatherers could not reach -- and so -- There was a love, perchance, beyond our reach -- And yet, I loved thee; let the shadow go, I loved thee, Atthis, once -- long, long ago.

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I Loved Thee Once, Atthis, Long Ago 2019 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Fragments of Sappho
216 Burnett University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588 janica.hw@gmail.com
2019

Copyright © 2019 by University of Nebraska–Lincoln, all rightsreserved. Redistribution or republication in any medium, except as allowedunder the Fair Use provisions of U.S. copyright law, requires expresswritten consent from the editors and advance notification of the publisher,the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

DH Final Project Henry T. Wharton (1920). Sappho - Memoir, Text, Selected Renderings. With Paraphrases in verse by Anne Bunner. Sappho - Memoir, Text, Selected Renderings Henry T. Wharton Anne Bunner Swinburne 1920 BRENTANO'S New York

Literal translation to English by Henry Thorton Wharton, paraphrases in verse form by Anne Bunner referencing various translationed editions of the poem included in the book. All name would be written as fill first name, initial of middle name, and full last name, unless unavailable.

All hypens are converted to --.

 Janica Transcribed and encoded the poem I LOVED THEE ONCE, ATTHIS, LONG AGO I loved thee Atthis, once -- long, long ago; Long, long ago -- the memory is still dear. Stand face to face, friend, and unveil thine eyes, Look deep in mine and keep the dead past clear Of all regret. What matter if love dies? Why shouldst thou think to touch the far off sky With thy two arms? Or measure love by years? Or hold the swallow when it fain would fly? I loved thee, Atthis, -- let the shadow go. There was a blossom on the topmost bough The gatherers could not reach -- and so -- There was a love, perchance, beyond our reach -- And yet, I loved thee; let the shadow go, I loved thee, Atthis, once -- long, long ago.