Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 51
1923Hotter than fire between false friendsDoes friendship five days burn;When the sixth day comes the fire cools,And ended is all the love.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 51
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 51
1866Hotter than firelove for five days burnsbetween false friends;but is quenchedwhen the sixth day comes,and friendship is all impaired.Olive Bray · stanza 51
1908Fiercer than fire among ill friendsfor five days love will burn;but anon ‘tis quenched, when the sixth day comes,and all friendship soon is spoiled.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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