Fragment 70 (Voigt 57)
70 · Voigt 57What country girl bewitches thy heart, who knows not how to draw her dress about her ankles?
Τίς δ’ ἀγροιῶτίς τοι θέλγει νόον,
οὐκ ἐπισταμένα τὰ βράκε’ ἔλκην ἐπὶ τῶν σφύρων;
What country maiden charms thee,
However fair her face,
Who knows not how to gather
Her dress with artless grace?
Athenaeus, speaking of the care which the ancients bestowed upon dress, says Sappho thus jests upon Andromeda. Three other authors quote the same lines.