Fragment 113 (Voigt 146)
113 · Voigt 146Neither honey nor bee for me.
Μήτ’ ἔμοι μέλι μήτε μέλισσα
A proverb quoted by many late authors, referring to those who wish for good unmixed with evil. They seem to be the words of the bride. This, and the second line of fr. 62, and many other verses, show Sappho’s fondness for alliteration; frs. 4 and 5, among several others, show that she did not ignore the charm of assonance.