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Stanza 15

The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes, 1923

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 15

1923
The son of a king shall be silent and wise,And bold in battle as well;Bravely and gladly a man shall go,Till the day of his death is come.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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