Excerpt from The Isles of Greece: Sappho and Alcaeus A whole; a sort of Epic or Rhythmical Romance. Certain notices of the early state of Lesbos, and the lives of Sappho, Alcaeus, Erinna, etc., and the Tyrants who governed, or misgoverned, the Island, are to be found in Muller's Dorians, a learned German work. I have used, and abused, these lights, as it suited me, believing that there is nothing in the early history of the Island of Lesbos so incontrovertibly authenticated as to discredit and stultify my fanciful escapades, when, by jibbing occasionally, I could show off the paces of my Pegasus to greater advan tage. But, upon the whole, I have been faithful to the hints afforded me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.