Living
Maxims of Theognis: Never set thy mind at
Translated by Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856) · From Hesiod, Callimachus and Theognis (Bohn, 1856)
Living
Never set thy mind at least on things impracticable, nor long for wealth, of which there is no accomplishment.
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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: Never set thy mind at.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/191/.
Chicago
Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: Never set thy mind at.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/191/.
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