Social Commentaries
Fragment XXIX: If popular distrust and hate prevail
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Social Commentaries
If popular distrust and hate prevail,
If saucy mutineers insult and rail,
Fret not your eager spirit,—take a line
Just, sober, and discreet, the same as mine.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XXIX: If popular distrust and hate prevail.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/29/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XXIX: If popular distrust and hate prevail.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/29/.
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