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Maxims of Theognis: O King, son of Latona
Translated by Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856) · From Hesiod, Callimachus and Theognis (Bohn, 1856)
O King, son of Latona, child of Jove, never shall I forget thee, beginning nor ending. But ever first and last and in the middle will I sing thee. Hear thou me, and grant me blessings.
Codex Note
Literal prose translation by the Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856), printed as prose: the plain-sense companion to Frere’s verse version. Banks’s hyphenated compounds are his own.
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MLA
Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: O King, son of Latona.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/111/.
Chicago
Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: O King, son of Latona.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/111/.
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