Theognis of Megara - On Arranged Marriage
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2014-06-15
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The daily marriages we make,
Where price is everything: for money's sake
Men marry; women are in marriage given.
The churl or ruffian that in wealth has thriven
May match his offspring with the proudest race;
Thus everything is mixed, noble and base!
Theognis of Megara
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-arranged-marriage/
Where price is everything: for money's sake
Men marry; women are in marriage given.
The churl or ruffian that in wealth has thriven
May match his offspring with the proudest race;
Thus everything is mixed, noble and base!
Theognis of Megara
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-arranged-marriage/
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