(Sappho LXXIV) <br />If death be good, <br />Why do the gods not die? <br />If life be ill, <br />Why do the gods still live? <br />If love be naught, <br />Why do the gods still love? <br />If love be all, <br />What should men do but love?<br /><br />Bliss William Carman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-death-be-good-2/