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.Free to read · Built for close study
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Soft 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, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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