Social Commentaries
Fragment XCIV: Dunces are often rich, while indigence
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
Social Commentaries
Dunces are often rich, while indigence’
Thwarts the designs of elegance and sense. fyi
Nor wealth alone, nor judgment can avail ;
In either case art and improvement fail.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XCIV: Dunces are often rich, while indigence.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/98/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment XCIV: Dunces are often rich, while indigence.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/98/.
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