English poem
Ix. Stern Aphrodite
by Louise Imogen Guiney (1861–1920)
"IOLE is coy with me, Goddess! for a month I suffer Knowing not how far I be: Teach me softer arts, or rougher, Well to sail that sea."
"Fie: how long could Love divine Venturing, abstain from answer, Nor look landward for a sign! Niggard, take of thine entrancer Shipwreck in the brine."