My tongue is broken, a subtle fire runs beneath my skin, my eyes see nothing, my ears hum, cold sweat pours down me, a trembling seizes all my body, and I am greener than grass.
Greek lyric poet
From a lyric poem, Fragment 31 (often referred to as 'Ode to Anactoria' or 'To a Beloved Woman'), describing the physical effects of love/jealousy.
c. 7th-6th Century BCE
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