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Fragment XXVII: No costly sacrifice nor offerings given
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
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No costly sacrifice nor offerings given
Can change the purpose.of the powers of heaven ;
Whatever fate ordains, danger or hurt,
Or death predestin’d, nothing can avert.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XXVII: No costly sacrifice nor offerings given.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/27/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XXVII: No costly sacrifice nor offerings given.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/27/.
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