Δέδυκε μὲν ἀ σελάννα... Δέδυκε μὲν ἀ σελάννα καὶ Πληΐαδες, μέσαι δέ νύκτες, πάρα δ' ἔρχετ' ὤρα, ἔγω δὲ μόνα κατεύδω. Attributed to Sappho, born 7th century BC THE MOON HAS SET... (translation) the moon has set and the Pleiades it is the middle of the night time passes and still I lie alone