Theme
Speech
Speaking, boasting, silence, listening, and social consequence.
Passage 002Henry Adams Bellows stanza 2Hail to the giver! a guest has come;Passage 004Henry Adams Bellows stanza 4Water and towels and welcoming speechPassage 006Henry Adams Bellows stanza 6A man shall not boast of his keenness of mind,Passage 007Henry Adams Bellows stanza 7The knowing guest who goes to the feast,Passage 008Henry Adams Bellows stanza 8Happy the one who wins for himselfPassage 015Henry Adams Bellows stanza 15The son of a king shall be silent and wise,Passage 017Henry Adams Bellows stanza 17The fool is agape when he comes to the feast,Passage 019Henry Adams Bellows stanza 19Shun not the mead, but drink in measure;Passage 024Henry Adams Bellows stanza 24The foolish man for friends all thosePassage 025Henry Adams Bellows stanza 25The foolish man for friends all thosePassage 027Henry Adams Bellows stanza 27A witless man, when he meets with men,Passage 029Henry Adams Bellows stanza 29Often he speaks who never is stillPassage 045Henry Adams Bellows stanza 45If another thou hast whom thou hardly wilt trust,Passage 046Henry Adams Bellows stanza 46So is it with him whom thou hardly wilt trust,Passage 057Henry Adams Bellows stanza 57A brand from a brand is kindled and burned,Passage 062Henry Adams Bellows stanza 62When the eagle comes to the ancient sea,Passage 065Henry Adams Bellows stanza 65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Passage 073Henry Adams Bellows stanza 73Two make a battle, the tongue slays the head;Passage 074Henry Adams Bellows stanza 74He welcomes the night whose fare is enough.Passage 079Henry Adams Bellows stanza 79Certain is that which is sought from runes,Passage 081Henry Adams Bellows stanza 81Give praise to the day at evening, to a woman on her pyre,Passage 082Henry Adams Bellows stanza 82When the gale blows hew wood, in fair winds seek the water;Passage 083Henry Adams Bellows stanza 83By the fire drink ale, over ice go on skates;Passage 084Henry Adams Bellows stanza 84A man shall trust not the oath of a maid,Passage 086Henry Adams Bellows stanza 86In a flying arrow or falling waters,Passage 091Henry Adams Bellows stanza 91Clear now will I speak, for I know them both,Passage 092Henry Adams Bellows stanza 92Soft words shall he speak and wealth shall he offerPassage 103Henry Adams Bellows stanza 103Though glad at home, and merry with guests,Passage 104Henry Adams Bellows stanza 104I found the old giant, now back have I fared,Passage 109Henry Adams Bellows stanza 109The day that followed, the frost-giants came,Passage 111Henry Adams Bellows stanza 111It is time to chant from the chanter’s stool;Passage 114Henry Adams Bellows stanza 114Such is her might that thou hast no mindPassage 118Henry Adams Bellows stanza 118I saw a man who was wounded sorePassage 120Henry Adams Bellows stanza 120I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 121Henry Adams Bellows stanza 121I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 122Henry Adams Bellows stanza 122I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 123Henry Adams Bellows stanza 123For never thou mayst from an evil manPassage 124Henry Adams Bellows stanza 124Mingled is love when a man can speakPassage 125Henry Adams Bellows stanza 125I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 134Henry Adams Bellows stanza 134I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 135Henry Adams Bellows stanza 135I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 137Henry Adams Bellows stanza 137I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 138Henry Adams Bellows stanza 138Now are Hor’s words spoken in the hall,Passage 142Henry Adams Bellows stanza 142Then began I to thrive, and wisdom to get,Passage 143Henry Adams Bellows stanza 143Runes shalt thou find, and fateful signs,Passage 149Henry Adams Bellows stanza 149A third I know, if great is my needPassage 158Henry Adams Bellows stanza 158A twelfth I know, if high on a treePassage 159Henry Adams Bellows stanza 159A thirteenth I know, if a thane full young