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Stanza 32

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 32

1923
Friendly of mind are many men,Till feasting they mock at their friends;To mankind a bane must it ever beWhen guests together strive.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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