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Maxims of Theognis: It is likely that a
Translated by Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856) · From Hesiod, Callimachus and Theognis (Bohn, 1856)
It is likely that a mean man would ill respect the rules of justice, since he stands-in-awe-of no divine-vengeance hereafter. For a worthless mortal may take up many impracticable things at the moment, and deem that he arranges all well.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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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Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: It is likely that a.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/153/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: It is likely that a.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/153/.
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