Social Commentaries
Fragment III: To revel with the pipe, to chaunt and sing
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Social Commentaries
To revel with the pipe, to chaunt and sing,
This likewise is a most delightful thing—
Give me but ease and pleasure ! What care I
For reputation or for property ?
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MLA
Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment III: To revel with the pipe, to chaunt and sing.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/4/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment III: To revel with the pipe, to chaunt and sing.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/4/.
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