Theognis Never Poems

  • 1.
    O lord, son of Leto, child of Zeus, you I shall never
    Forget, either beginning or coming to an end,
    But always, first and last and in the middle,
    I shall sing of you. And you, hear me and grant good things.
    ...
  • 2.
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  • 3.
    Kyrnos, as I work my craft let a seal be set upon
    These words of mine, and they will never be stolen unremarked,
    Nor will anyone change the good that is there to something worse;
    And this is what everyone will say: 'These are the lines of Theognis,
    ...
  • 4.
    My boy, as long as your cheeks and chin are smooth, I shall never
    Cease to praise you, not even if I am fated to die.
    For you, the giver, it is still honorable, and for me as lover it is not shameful
    To ask. But I beseech you, in the name of my parents:
    ...
Total 4 Never Poems by Theognis

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