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“Nothing, Cyrnus, is more delightful than a good wife; to the truth of this I am witness to thee and do thou become witness to me.
— Theognis of Megara
Greek poet
Theognis of Megara, lines 1225-1226. Elegy and Iambus. English Translation by. J. M. Edmonds. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1931.
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