Both Uses of
Sappho
in
Main Street, by Sinclair Lewis
- Thus to the young Sappho spake the melon-venders; thus the captains to Zenobia; and in the damp cave over gnawed bones the hairy suitor thus protested to the woman advocate of matriarchy.†
Chpt 1 *
- In the dialect of Blodgett College but with the voice of Sappho was Carol's answer: "Of course.†
Chpt 1
Definition:
the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC)