Anglo-Saxon and Norse poems

Nora K. (Nora Kershaw) Chadwick

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Vy ANGLO-SAXON AND NORSE POEMS UNIVERSITY PRESSCAMBRIDGE F. CLAY, ManagerC. LONDON : FETTER LANE, E.G. 4 NEW YORK : THE MACMTLLAN CD. BOMBAY \ IMACMILLANAND CO., Ltd.CALCUTTA MADRAS ) TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN fco. OF CANADA, Ltd. MARUZEN-KABUSHIKI-KAISHATOKYO : ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ANGLO-SAXON AND NORSE POEMS EDITED AND TRANSLATED BY N. KERSHAW CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1922 I ^ |>e mec freondleaswe" frefran wolde, wenian mid wynnum.' Wat se pe cunnaS^^cj^^. 3ohu sli|?en bis sorg to geferan pe himJ7am lyt hafaS leofra geholena. ^ em. Thorpe healde), -{? healdne ms. em. Thorpe (mine), mine ms. 3 em. *Ettmuller, heolstre ms. em. (cf. 1. wapena ms.57), ^^ «em. Klaeber, om. ms. em. Thor^Q, freondlease ms. : THE WANDERER looking for mercy and God'sThe solitar}^ man is constantly compassion, though over the watery ways with gloomy heart icy sea, treadinghe has long had to stir with his arms the fixed !the paths of exile. Fate is absolutely fullThese are the words of a wanderer whose memory was dear kinsmenof troubles and cruel carnage, wherein his had fallen ' inEver it has been my lot to bewail my sorrows each morning. There is now no-solitude in the twilight of one left alive to whom I dare tell frankly the feelings of it is a mark of nobility inmy heart. I know truly that a knight that he should fasten securely and keep to himself his thoughts are stored—think whatthe treasur}^ in which resist Fate,he will !

Sujets

• English poetry
• Old English
• Old Norse poetry

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 10
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

Extrait

VyANGLO-SAXON
AND NORSE POEMSUNIVERSITY PRESSCAMBRIDGE
F. CLAY, ManagerC.
LONDON : FETTER LANE, E.G. 4
NEW YORK : THE MACMTLLAN CD.
BOMBAY \
IMACMILLANAND CO., Ltd.CALCUTTA
MADRAS )
TORONTO : THE MACMILLAN fco. OF
CANADA, Ltd.
MARUZEN-KABUSHIKI-KAISHATOKYO :
ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDANGLO-SAXON
AND NORSE POEMS
EDITED AND TRANSLATED
BY
N. KERSHAW
CAMBRIDGE
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS
1922I ^ <A^
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