Classic and Contemporary Poetry

A DISTAFF, by ERINNA
First Line: Pilot-fish, who giv'st to sailors pleasant sailing
Last Line: Hushed among the dead. My voice goes down the night.
Subject(s): Women

(i)
Pilot-fish, who giv'st to sailors pleasant sailing,
Grant my sweet companion escort from a-stern.

(ii)
Soft-voiced white-haired women, like old age's blossoms ...

(iii)
Emptily from here to Hades floats the echo,
Hushed among the dead. My voice goes down the night.