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He overstepped the modesty of nature and the intention of the author; for he was in his gesture and manner grossly rude and insolent to poor Sappho, whereas, tho' his love to Melitta was paramount, he ought to have shown no ordinary struggle in stifling his gratitude to his benefactress Sappho I admire the German word Gebieterinn (mistress).

—After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819

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Sappho fl. c. 600 B.C. Greek lyric poet considered one of the greatest poets of antiquity although only fragments of her romantic lyrics survive.

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He overstepped the modesty of nature and the intention of the author; for he was in his gesture and manner grossly rude and insolent to poor Sappho, whereas, tho' his love to Melitta was paramount, he ought to have shown no ordinary struggle in stifling his gratitude to his benefactress Sappho I admire the German word Gebieterinn (mistress). — After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819
"Sappho--Sappho, how did you come to know these things!" — The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker
She understands very well that after Madame de Stael there is no place in this century for a Sappho, and that Ninon could not exist in Paris without /grands seigneurs/ and a voluptuous court. — Beatrix
"Sappho -- Sappho, how did you come to know these things!" he exclaimed. — You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deserter. Volume 3.
But the foot of the Sappho is there, — The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens