Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 19
1923Shun not the mead, but drink in measure;Speak to the point or be still;For rudeness none shall rightly blame theeIf soon thy bed thou seekest.Free to read · Built for close study
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Shun not the mead, but drink in measure;Speak to the point or be still;For rudeness none shall rightly blame theeIf soon thy bed thou seekest.Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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