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Stanza 69

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 69

1923
All wretched is no man, though never so sick;Some from their sons have joy,Some win it from kinsmen, and some from their wealth,And some from worthy works.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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