Social Commentaries
Fragment VI: To prove our gold or silver coarse or fine
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Social Commentaries
To prove our gold or silver coarse or fine,
Fire is the test ; for man the proof is wine :
Wine can unravel secrets, and detect
And bring to shame the proudest intellect,
Hurried and overborne with its effect.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment VI: To prove our gold or silver coarse or fine.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/7/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment VI: To prove our gold or silver coarse or fine.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/7/.
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