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Maxims of Theognis: In fire, indeed, skilful men
Translated by Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856) · From Hesiod, Callimachus and Theognis (Bohn, 1856)
In fire, indeed, skilful men try gold and silver, but wine is wont to show the mind of a man, even though he be exceeding sensible; wine which when drinking he is wont to praise beyond measure, so as to disgrace one being even wise aforetime.
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: In fire, indeed, skilful men.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/196/.
Chicago
Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: In fire, indeed, skilful men.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/196/.
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