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Maxims of Theognis: Often beyond both expectation and
Translated by Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856) · From Hesiod, Callimachus and Theognis (Bohn, 1856)
Often beyond both expectation and hope it is given men to discover the works of men, but success is not wont to follow their counsels.
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: Often beyond both expectation and.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/240/.
Chicago
Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: Often beyond both expectation and.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/240/.
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