Social Commentaries
Fragment XCVII: My old companions, Fancy and Desire
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Social Commentaries
My old companions, Fancy and Desire!
To treat you both, as each of you require,
My means are insufficient—never mind !
Ours is the common case of human-kind.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XCVII: My old companions, Fancy and Desire.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/101/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XCVII: My old companions, Fancy and Desire.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/101/.
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