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Maxims of Theognis: But what excellence is it
Translated by Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856) · From Hesiod, Callimachus and Theognis (Bohn, 1856)
But what excellence is it to drink and carry off the prize of wine? oft verily even the worthless man surpasses the worthy.
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: But what excellence is it.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/302/.
Chicago
Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: But what excellence is it.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/302/.
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