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Stanza 55

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 55

1923
A measure of wisdom each man shall have,But never too much let him know;For the wise man’s heart is seldom happy,If wisdom too great he has won.55-56. The first pairs of lines are abbreviated in the manuscript.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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