Social Commentaries
Fragment XXVIII: The sovereign single person—what cares he
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Social Commentaries
The sovereign single person—what cares he
or love or hate, for friend or enemy ?
—His single purpose is utility.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XXVIII: The sovereign single person—what cares he.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/28/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XXVIII: The sovereign single person—what cares he.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/28/.
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