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Sappho Quotes: Death is an ill; 'tis thus the Gods decide: / For had death been a boon, the Gods had died.
         

Death is an ill; 'tis thus the Gods decide: / For had death been a boon, the Gods had died.


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This page presents the quote "Death is an ill; 'tis thus the Gods decide: / For had death been a boon, the Gods had died.". Author of this quote is Sappho. This quote is about ill, died, boon, death,.