Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 16
1923The sluggard believes he shall live forever,If the fight he faces not;But age shall not grant him the gift of peace,Though spears may spare his life.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 16
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 16
1866A cowardly manthinks he will ever live,if warfare he avoids;but old age willgive him no peace,though spears may spare him.Olive Bray · stanza 16
1908A coward believes he will ever liveif he keep him safe from strife:but old age leaves him not long in peacethough spears may spare his life.Source
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes
Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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- Henry Adams Bellows
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- 1923
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- Public domain in the United States
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