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Stanza 8

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 8

1923
Happy the one who wins for himselfFavor and praises fair;Less safe by far is the wisdom foundThat is hid in another’s heart.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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