Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 92
1923Soft words shall he speak and wealth shall he offerWho longs for a maiden’s love,And the beauty praise of the maiden bright;He wins whose wooing is best.Hávamál · Counsel and reflections on love
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 92
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 92
1866Fair shall speak,and money offer,who would obtain a woman’s love.Praise the formof a fair damsel;he gets who courts her.Olive Bray · stanza 90
1908—Let him speak soft words and offer wealthwho longs for a woman’s love,praise the shape of the shining maid—he wins who thus doth woo.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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