Social Commentaries
Fragment LXXI: Kurnus! since here we meet friends and allies
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Kurnus! since here we meet friends and allies,
We must consult in common to devise
A speedy remedy with brief debate,
To meet the new disorders of the state.
More praétice is requir’d, and deeper skill,
To cure a patient than to make him ill.
The wise, in easy times, will gladly rest ;
When things are at the worst, a change is best.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment LXXI: Kurnus! since here we meet friends and allies.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/72/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment LXXI: Kurnus! since here we meet friends and allies.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/72/.
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