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Fragment XCI: I wish that a fair trial were prepar’d
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
I wish that a fair trial were prepar’d,
Friend Academus ! with the prize declar’d,
A comely slave, the conqueror’s reward ;
For a full proof, betwixt myself and you,
Which is the better minstrel of the two.
Then would I show you that a mule surpasses
In his performance all the breed of asses.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XCI: I wish that a fair trial were prepar’d.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/94/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XCI: I wish that a fair trial were prepar’d.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/94/.
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