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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.



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