Social Commentaries
Fragment XLV: That smith, dear Kurnus, shows but little wit
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Social Commentaries
That smith, dear Kurnus, shows but little wit,
Who forges fetters his own feet to fit.
Excuse me, Kurnus! I can not comply
Thus to be yok’d in harness—never. try
To bind me strictly, with too close a tie.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XLV: That smith, dear Kurnus, shows but little wit.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/45/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XLV: That smith, dear Kurnus, shows but little wit.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/45/.
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