Social Commentaries
Fragment C: The gods have granted mighty stores of pelf
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Social Commentaries
The gods have granted mighty stores of pelf
To many a sluggard, useless to himself
And his own partisans: but high renown
Awaits the warrior who defends the town.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment C: The gods have granted mighty stores of pelf.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/103/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment C: The gods have granted mighty stores of pelf.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/103/.
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