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Maxims of Theognis: Cyrnus, a noble man hath
Translated by Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856) · From Hesiod, Callimachus and Theognis (Bohn, 1856)
Cyrnus, a noble man hath a judgment always firm, and is bold when set amidst blessings and amidst ills. But if the god shall present to a mean man substance and wealth, in-his-folly he is unable to contain his meanness.
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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MLA
Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: Cyrnus, a noble man hath.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/160/.
Chicago
Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: Cyrnus, a noble man hath.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/160/.
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