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Maxims of Theognis: How blest and fortunate and
Translated by Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856) · From Hesiod, Callimachus and Theognis (Bohn, 1856)
How blest and fortunate and lucky he, who hath descended to Hades dark mansion, without having experienced troubles, before that he has made his enemies cower, and overcome them even perforce, and ascertained what spirit his friends have.
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: How blest and fortunate and.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/311/.
Chicago
Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: How blest and fortunate and.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/311/.
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