Social Commentaries
Fragment XLIV: A rival or antagonist is hard
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Social Commentaries
A rival or antagonist is hard
To be deceiv’d; they stand upon their guard:
But an old friend, Kurnus, is unprepar’d.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XLIV: A rival or antagonist is hard.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/44/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XLIV: A rival or antagonist is hard.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/44/.
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