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Stanza 9

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 9

1923
Happy the man who has while he livesWisdom and praise as well,For evil counsel a man full oftHas from another’s heart.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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