107: Neither honey nor bee for me.

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Μήτ᾽ ἔμοι μέλι μήτε μέλισσα. [transcription]

Neither honey nor bee for me.

This is a proverb quoted by a number of late authors. It is an example of Sappho's successful use of alliteration.

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