Maxims of Theognis: To thee indeed I have

To thee indeed I have given wings, wherewith thou wilt fly over boundless deep, and all earth, easily borne-aloft; and thou wilt be present at all banquets and feasts, resting in the mouths of many; thee too with sweet-voiced pipes young men gracefully lovely shall sing well and tunefully; and whensoe’er thou comest to the much-lamenting homes of Hades, beneath earth’s murky vaults, never more, even though dead, shalt thou lose thy renown, nor, I ween, escape notice, having ever imperishable fame among men, O Cyrnus, whilst thou tarriest in the land of Greece, or up and down the isles, crossing over the fishy barren deep, and not seated on the backs of horses; but, the tasteful gifts of violet-wreathed Muses will convey thee, for with all, to whom, even among posterity, minstrelsy is a care, thou wilt be likewise, as long as there shall be earth and sun. I, however, meet with small reverence from thee, but with words thou deceivest me, as a little child. That which is most just is most noble; health most preferable; but the gaining the object of one’s love is the most pleasant thing.