Theme
Wealth
Possession, poverty, instability, pride, and social judgment.
Passage 006Henry Adams Bellows stanza 6A man shall not boast of his keenness of mind,Passage 010Henry Adams Bellows stanza 10A better burden may no man bearPassage 011Henry Adams Bellows stanza 11A better burden may no man bearPassage 018Henry Adams Bellows stanza 18He alone is aware who has wandered wide,Passage 021Henry Adams Bellows stanza 21The herds know well when home they shall fare,Passage 022Henry Adams Bellows stanza 22A paltry man and poor of mindPassage 039Henry Adams Bellows stanza 39If wealth a man has won for himself,Passage 040Henry Adams Bellows stanza 40None so free with gifts or food have I foundPassage 047Henry Adams Bellows stanza 47Young was I once, and wandered alone,Passage 058Henry Adams Bellows stanza 58He must early go forth who fain the bloodPassage 059Henry Adams Bellows stanza 59He must early go forth whose workers are few,Passage 061Henry Adams Bellows stanza 61Washed and fed to the council fare,Passage 069Henry Adams Bellows stanza 69All wretched is no man, though never so sick;Passage 070Henry Adams Bellows stanza 70It is better to live than to lie a corpse,Passage 071Henry Adams Bellows stanza 71The lame rides a horse, the handless is herdsman,Passage 075Henry Adams Bellows stanza 75A man knows not, if nothing he knows,Passage 076Henry Adams Bellows stanza 76Among Fitjung’s sons saw I well-stocked folds,—Passage 077Henry Adams Bellows stanza 77Cattle die, and kinsmen die,Passage 078Henry Adams Bellows stanza 78Cattle die, and kinsmen die,Passage 080Henry Adams Bellows stanza 80An unwise man, if a maiden’s lovePassage 092Henry Adams Bellows stanza 92Soft words shall he speak and wealth shall he offerPassage 106Henry Adams Bellows stanza 106Gunnloth gave on a golden stoolPassage 135Henry Adams Bellows stanza 135I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 136Henry Adams Bellows stanza 136Strong is the beam that raised must bePassage 137Henry Adams Bellows stanza 137I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—