Social Commentaries
Fragment XCII: You boast of wealth, and scornfully deplore '
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Social Commentaries
You boast of wealth, and scornfully deplore '
My poverty—something I have in store ;
And with God’s blessing I shall make it more.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XCII: You boast of wealth, and scornfully deplore '.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/96/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XCII: You boast of wealth, and scornfully deplore '.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/96/.
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