Social Commentaries
Fragment XLIX: You blame me for an error not my own
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Social Commentaries
You blame me for an error not my own,
Dear friend! the fault was yours, and yours alone.
Cite this poem
MLA
Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XLIX: You blame me for an error not my own.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/49/.
Chicago
Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XLIX: You blame me for an error not my own.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/49/.
Read this poem with the Codex →