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Stanza 85

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 85

1923
In a breaking bow or a burning flame,A ravening wolf or a croaking raven,In a grunting boar, a tree with roots broken,In billowy seas or a bubbling kettle,
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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