Suddenly no change

Christopher

      Though Virtue is difficult,

      Once trued to the line,

      Even if life slips,

      The marvelous emblem of fame stands.

      

Bacchylides

518 - 438 BC

Isthmian Ode

  for Argeius of Ceos

  [Boys' Boxing Match]

  fragment

Robert Fagles

  translation

op. cit.