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Stanza 88

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 88

1923
In a brother’s slayer, if thou meet him abroad,In a half-burned house, in a horse full swift—One leg is hurt and the horse is useless—None had ever such faith as to trust in them all.* * *
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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