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Stanza 42

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 42

1923
To his friend a man a friend shall prove,And gifts with gifts requite;But men shall mocking with mockery answer,And fraud with falsehood meet.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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