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LinesSoft words shall he speak and wealth shall he offerWho longs for a maiden’s love,And the beauty praise of the maiden bright;He wins whose wooing is best.

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Soft words shall he speak and wealth shall he offer Who longs for a maiden’s love, And the beauty praise of the maiden bright; He wins whose wooing is best.

Hávamál, Henry Adams Bellows, stanza 92. Public domain in the United States.