Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 17
1923The fool is agape when he comes to the feast,He stammers or else is still;But soon if he gets a drink is it seenWhat the mind of the man is like.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 17
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 17
1866A fool gapeswhen to a house he comes,to himself mutters or is silent;but all at once,if he gets drink,then is the man’s mind displayed.Olive Bray · stanza 17
1908A fool will gape when he goes to a friend,and mumble only, or mope;but pass him the ale cup and all in a momentthe mind of that man is shown.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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