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... keep , saw bright shields borne over the gunwale , war - gear ready , wonder arose not how to praise the heavens ' Protector , Glory's Ruler . Woe to him who thro ' cruel malice shall thrust his soul in the fire's embrace ; let him ...
... keep , saw bright shields borne over the gunwale , war - gear ready , wonder arose not how to praise the heavens ' Protector , Glory's Ruler . Woe to him who thro ' cruel malice shall thrust his soul in the fire's embrace ; let him ...
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... keep . To such a warrior shall it surely be given the rush of war to escape from whole . 300 Then they set forth ; the vessel still bode firm in her berth , the wide - bosomed ship , at anchor fast . A boar's likeness sheen ' bove their ...
... keep . To such a warrior shall it surely be given the rush of war to escape from whole . 300 Then they set forth ; the vessel still bode firm in her berth , the wide - bosomed ship , at anchor fast . A boar's likeness sheen ' bove their ...
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... keep watch for the foe . No wish shall be lack- ing 660 if thou from this venture escape with thy life . " ' XI . BEOWULF'S VIGIL Then Hrothgar departed , the Scyldings ' pro- tector , out of the hall with his band of warriors ; the ...
... keep watch for the foe . No wish shall be lack- ing 660 if thou from this venture escape with thy life . " ' XI . BEOWULF'S VIGIL Then Hrothgar departed , the Scyldings ' pro- tector , out of the hall with his band of warriors ; the ...
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... Keep henceforth well our kinship new ; no lack shalt thou have 1 Heorot 961 We with great good will , that arduous work , that fight , have achieved ; we boldly ventured in war with the monster . The more do I wish that thou himself ...
... Keep henceforth well our kinship new ; no lack shalt thou have 1 Heorot 961 We with great good will , that arduous work , that fight , have achieved ; we boldly ventured in war with the monster . The more do I wish that thou himself ...
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... the morning oft - times keep their sorrowful course upon the sail - road , worms and wild beasts ; -they sped away , bitter and rage - swollen ; they heard the sound , the war - horn singing . The lord of the BEOWULF 13.
... the morning oft - times keep their sorrowful course upon the sail - road , worms and wild beasts ; -they sped away , bitter and rage - swollen ; they heard the sound , the war - horn singing . The lord of the BEOWULF 13.
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