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Maxims of Theognis: But excellence, this is the
Translated by Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856) · From Hesiod, Callimachus and Theognis (Bohn, 1856)
But excellence, this is the noblest prize among men, and the most fair for a wise man to bear off; and this is a common blessing to every city and people, he who with-broad-stride stands fast amid the first ranks.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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 excellence, this is the.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/309/.
Chicago
Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: But excellence, this is the.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/309/.
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