Social Commentaries
Fragment LXXX: I search among my friends—none can I find
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Social Commentaries
I search among my friends—none can I find,
No sterling, unadulterated mind ;
None that abides the crucible like mine ;
Rising above the standard—superfine !
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment LXXX: I search among my friends—none can I find.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/83/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment LXXX: I search among my friends—none can I find.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/83/.
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