Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 68
1923Fire for men is the fairest gift,And power to see the sun;Health as well, if a man may have it,And a life not stained with sin.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 68
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 68
1866Fire is bestamong the sons of men,and the sight of the sun,if his healtha man can have,with a life free from vice.Olive Bray · stanza 68
1908Most dear is fire to the sons of men,most sweet the sight of the sun;good is health if one can but keep it,and to live a life without shame.Source
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes
Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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- Henry Adams Bellows
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- 1923
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- Public domain in the United States
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