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Stanza 19

The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes, 1923

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 19

1923
Shun not the mead, but drink in measure;Speak to the point or be still;For rudeness none shall rightly blame theeIf soon thy bed thou seekest.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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