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Sappho Quotes: The moon has set, and the Pleiades; it is midnight, and time passes, and I sleep alone.
         

The moon has set, and the Pleiades; it is midnight, and time passes, and I sleep alone.


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This page presents the quote "The moon has set, and the Pleiades; it is midnight, and time passes, and I sleep alone.". Author of this quote is Sappho. This quote is about midnight, moon, time passes, sleep,.