Social Commentaries
Fragment XX: The generous and the brave, in common fame
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
The generous and the brave, in common fame,
From time to time encounter praise or blame ;
The vulgar pass unheeded ; none escape
Scandal or insult in some form or shape.
Most fortunate are those, alive or dead,
Of whom the least is thought, the least is said.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XX: The generous and the brave, in common fame.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/20/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XX: The generous and the brave, in common fame.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/20/.
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