Beowulf, tr. into modern rhymes by H.W. Lumsden1883 |
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... tale of Beowulf going with his twelve companions to do battle with the dragon ; and something might even be made out of Grendel , who is expressly called ' the servant of evening , ' and his more terrible mother , by any one with a ...
... tale of Beowulf going with his twelve companions to do battle with the dragon ; and something might even be made out of Grendel , who is expressly called ' the servant of evening , ' and his more terrible mother , by any one with a ...
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... tale to any man is grief my spirit loathes , The shame and deadly scathe that Grendel's evil heart has done To Heorot and to me ! My thanes are minished , one by one ; By Grendel's horror Weird has swept the warrior band away . Yet that ...
... tale to any man is grief my spirit loathes , The shame and deadly scathe that Grendel's evil heart has done To Heorot and to me ! My thanes are minished , one by one ; By Grendel's horror Weird has swept the warrior band away . Yet that ...
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... tale of days ! And thus in bloody war The Danes ' desires were all fulfilled ; for he who came from afar , The wise and brave , had cleansed the hall , and saved from shock of foes ; Glad of his night - work now was he and doughty deeds ...
... tale of days ! And thus in bloody war The Danes ' desires were all fulfilled ; for he who came from afar , The wise and brave , had cleansed the hall , and saved from shock of foes ; Glad of his night - work now was he and doughty deeds ...
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... tale could tell of days of yore , With high thoughts laden , shape the truth in ordered words aright ; And deftly would he then begin to sing Beowulf's might , And skilfully to weave the tale with other stories told * The Baltic and the ...
... tale could tell of days of yore , With high thoughts laden , shape the truth in ordered words aright ; And deftly would he then begin to sing Beowulf's might , And skilfully to weave the tale with other stories told * The Baltic and the ...
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... TALE . Hnæf the Scylding , Halfdene's thane , in Friesvale dying lay . The faith of Jutes had Hildeburh no need to praise that day , Guiltless bereft — sad lady she ! —of sons and brothers dear By bitter fate , in shield - play there ...
... TALE . Hnæf the Scylding , Halfdene's thane , in Friesvale dying lay . The faith of Jutes had Hildeburh no need to praise that day , Guiltless bereft — sad lady she ! —of sons and brothers dear By bitter fate , in shield - play there ...
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bade battle beneath Beowulf bold bore brave bright Cheaper Edition chief cloth corselet Danes deadly dear death deeds Demy 8vo dragon dread Eadgils Eanmund earls earth Ecgtheow English eotens Essay Fcap fierce fight Finn fire Fourth Edition Frisian Frontis Frontispiece gainst gave German gifts glorious gold goodly Gothic Goths Grein Grendel Grendel's mother grief guard Halfdene's hall hand Healfdene heart helm helmet Hengest Heorot hero Higelac Hildeburh Hnæf hoard Hrethel Hrothgar Hrunting Hygd Kemble king knight land Large crown 8vo Large post 8vo LL.B Maps mighty mong monster neath Note o'er Onela Ongentheow people's Poems Portrait Prof rings Royal Scyldings Scylfing Second Edition Sermons shield slain Small 8vo Small crown 8vo Songs sorrow spake story strife sword Tale thane thee Third Edition thou Translated treasure twas valiant vellum vols Wægmund warrior waves ween Wiglaf wondrous words wrath wrought
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