Theme
Watchfulness
Caution, observation, and the risks assumed in unfamiliar social spaces.
Passage 001Henry Adams Bellows stanza 1Within the gates ere a man shall go,Passage 006Henry Adams Bellows stanza 6A man shall not boast of his keenness of mind,Passage 007Henry Adams Bellows stanza 7The knowing guest who goes to the feast,Passage 012Henry Adams Bellows stanza 12Less good there lies than most believePassage 031Henry Adams Bellows stanza 31Wise a guest holds it to take to his heels,Passage 034Henry Adams Bellows stanza 34Crooked and far is the road to a foe,Passage 039Henry Adams Bellows stanza 39If wealth a man has won for himself,Passage 043Henry Adams Bellows stanza 43To his friend a man a friend shall prove,Passage 056Henry Adams Bellows stanza 56A measure of wisdom each man shall have,Passage 063Henry Adams Bellows stanza 63To question and answer must all be readyPassage 064Henry Adams Bellows stanza 64The man who is prudent a measured usePassage 065Henry Adams Bellows stanza 65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Passage 073Henry Adams Bellows stanza 73Two make a battle, the tongue slays the head;Passage 087Henry Adams Bellows stanza 87In a calf that is sick or a stubborn thrall,Passage 088Henry Adams Bellows stanza 88In a brother’s slayer, if thou meet him abroad,Passage 091Henry Adams Bellows stanza 91Clear now will I speak, for I know them both,Passage 096Henry Adams Bellows stanza 96This found I myself, when I sat in the reeds,Passage 100Henry Adams Bellows stanza 100So came I next when night it was,Passage 103Henry Adams Bellows stanza 103Though glad at home, and merry with guests,Passage 113Henry Adams Bellows stanza 113I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 114Henry Adams Bellows stanza 114Such is her might that thou hast no mindPassage 116Henry Adams Bellows stanza 116I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 120Henry Adams Bellows stanza 120I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 123Henry Adams Bellows stanza 123For never thou mayst from an evil manPassage 127Henry Adams Bellows stanza 127I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 129Henry Adams Bellows stanza 129I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 131Henry Adams Bellows stanza 131I rede thee, Loddfafnir! and hear thou my rede,—Passage 140Henry Adams Bellows stanza 140None made me happy with loaf or horn,Passage 146Henry Adams Bellows stanza 146Better no prayer than too big an offering,Passage 149Henry Adams Bellows stanza 149A third I know, if great is my needPassage 151Henry Adams Bellows stanza 151A fifth I know, if I see from afar