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Stanza 16

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 16

1923
The sluggard believes he shall live forever,If the fight he faces not;But age shall not grant him the gift of peace,Though spears may spare his life.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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