LI
Reading edition
Is the day long, O Lesbian maiden, And the night endless In thy lone chamber In Mitylene? 5
All the bright day, Until welcome evening When the stars kindle Over the harbour, What tasks employ thee? 10
Passing the fountain At golden sundown, One of the home-going Traffickers, hast thou Thought of thy lover? 15
Nay, but how far Too brief will the night be, When I returning To the dear portal Hear my own heart beat! 20