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Stanza 62

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 62

1923
When the eagle comes to the ancient sea,He snaps and hangs his head;So is a man in the midst of a throng,Who few to speak for him finds.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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