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Stanza 30

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 30

1923
In mockery no one a man shall hold,Although he fare to the feast;Wise seems one oft, if nought he is asked,And safely he sits dry-skinned.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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