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Stanza 92

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

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 92

1923
Soft words shall he speak and wealth shall he offerWho longs for a maiden’s love,And the beauty praise of the maiden bright;He wins whose wooing is best.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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