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Beowulf 39To the Danes after custom; endured he unjoyful

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Literature · Religion

Beowulf 39

To the Danes after custom; endured he unjoyful

HallEnglish
Standing the straits from strife that was raging, Longsome folk-sorrow. Learn then from this, Lay hold of virtue! Though laden with winters, I have sung thee these measures. 'Tis a marvel to tell it,
{Hrothgar moralizes.}

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Sources & credits: Hall

Hall — Beowulf (Anonymous, translated by J. Lesslie Hall) (1000). Public Domain. Anonymous, translated by J. Lesslie Hall, Beowulf; public domain in the US; text from Project Gutenberg #16328. Source