Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 62
1923When the eagle comes to the ancient sea,He snaps and hangs his head;So is a man in the midst of a throng,Who few to speak for him finds.Free to read · Built for close study
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When the eagle comes to the ancient sea,He snaps and hangs his head;So is a man in the midst of a throng,Who few to speak for him finds.Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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