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Stanza 7

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 7

1923
The knowing guest who goes to the feast,In silent attention sits;With his ears he hears, with his eyes he watches,Thus wary are wise men all.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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