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Stanza 68

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 68

1923
Fire for men is the fairest gift,And power to see the sun;Health as well, if a man may have it,And a life not stained with sin.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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