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Maxims of Theognis: Most dear though thou art
Translated by Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856) · From Hesiod, Callimachus and Theognis (Bohn, 1856)
Most dear though thou art, thou hast erred; and I, look you, am nowise to blame, but thou thyself hast chanced on sentiments not good.
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: Most dear though thou art.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/177/.
Chicago
Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: Most dear though thou art.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/177/.
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