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Stanza 43

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 43

1923
To his friend a man a friend shall prove,To him and the friend of his friend;But never a man shall friendship makeWith one of his foeman’s friends.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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