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If Sappho thought that her beautiful compositions in verse justified her in writing Bergk, Poet. Lyr. Gr. iii. p. 111, Sappho, No. 68; J.M. Edmonds, Lyra Graeca , in the L.C.L. i. p. 69. to a certain rich woman, Dead in the tomb shalt thou lie, Nor shall there be thought of thee there, For in the roses of Pierian fields Thou hast no share, why shall it not be even more allowable for you to entertain high and splendid thoughts of yourself, if you have a share not only in the roses but also in the fruits which the Muses bring and graciously bestow upon those who admire education and philosophy?