. The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident . pring shall bring the wanderer home Across the foamy main,But friend to greet or maid to meet, Shall sigh for him in vain. 284 IvITEeature; oif ai,i, nations. The maiden that had welcomed himShall be both stark and still, Or only lie for agonyTo visit her at will. His trusty hawk is left behind, And welcome he shall beTo take his stand on Ingebores hand, And owe his food to me. Which I will weave in arras work, Astart from off his glove,Astart so bold with claws of gold, And silver wings above. And Freya in her wi
. The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident . pring shall bring the wanderer home Across the foamy main,But friend to greet or maid to meet, Shall sigh for him in vain. 284 IvITEeature; oif ai,i, nations. The maiden that had welcomed himShall be both stark and still, Or only lie for agonyTo visit her at will. His trusty hawk is left behind, And welcome he shall beTo take his stand on Ingebores hand, And owe his food to me. Which I will weave in arras work, Astart from off his glove,Astart so bold with claws of gold, And silver wings above. And Freya in her widowhood On falcon wings did roam,And wander forth both east and north, To turn her Oder home. Bven if thou would lend me wings, Far sweeter it would be,To bide my hour when deaths dark power Bestowed its wings on me. Then watch the wave, thou hunter-bird,From off my shoulder here; Thou long mayst bide, ere breeze or Frithiofs vessel near. When I shall lie beneath the sward, And he return again ;Then tell him how I kept my vow, And how I hoped in vain. ^.^^^^^^^^^^^. SCANDINAVIAN I^ITBRATURE). 285 Frithiof Visits King Ring.
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