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LinesWhen the eagle comes to the ancient sea,He snaps and hangs his head;So is a man in the midst of a throng,Who few to speak for him finds.

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When the eagle comes to the ancient sea, He snaps and hangs his head; So is a man in the midst of a throng, Who few to speak for him finds.

Hávamál, Henry Adams Bellows, stanza 62. Public domain in the United States.