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Maxims of Theognis: Insolence hath ruined both the
Translated by Rev. J. Banks (Bohn, 1856) · From Hesiod, Callimachus and Theognis (Bohn, 1856)
Insolence hath ruined both the Magnesians, and Colophon, and Smyrna: Cyrnus, it will certainly ruin us likewise. But having been put to the test, and being rubbed beside lead, as being refined gold, you will be fair to all.
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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Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: Insolence hath ruined both the.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/330/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Maxims of Theognis: Insolence hath ruined both the.” Translated by Rev. J. Banks. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/330/.
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