• Two goddesses now must Cyprus adore; The Muses are ten, the Graces are four; Stella's wit is so charming, so sweet her fair face; She shines a new Venus, a Muse, and a Grace.

  Source: Epigrams Epigram 5; translation by Jonathan Swift, cited fr

  Callimachus
  Ancient Greek poet, critic and scholar
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. goddesses
2. charming
3. graces
4. stella
5. shines
6. venus

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Two goddesses now must Cyprus adore; The Muses are ten, the Graces are four; Stella's wit is so charming, so sweet her fair face; She shines a new Venus, a Muse, and a Grace. by : Callimachus

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