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Maxims of Theognis: But this account we will
Translated by Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856) · From Hesiod, Callimachus and Theognis (Bohn, 1856)
But this account we will let-pass. Do thou however pipe to me: and both of us will be mindful of the Muses. For they have given these delightful gifts to-hold, to thee, and me, and in truth to the dwellers-all-around.
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 this account we will.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/320/.
Chicago
Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: But this account we will.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/320/.
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