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Thereon I bethink me, When thickens the fight Thereon with much searching My soul doth muse: <strong>14.</strong> 'Who staunch stands by me In stress of fight, Shoulder to shoulder, Side by side? THEREON I BETHINK ME WHEN THICKENS THE FIGHT THEREON WITH MUCH SEARCHING MY SOUL DOTH MUSE WHOSE STAUNCH STANDS BY ME IN STRESS OF FIGHT SHOULDER TO SHOULDER SIDE BY SIDE
vil times would wait gir, ocean-god. That wind-giant's brother Were I strong to slay, 'Gainst him and his sea-brood Battling would I go. <strong>9.</strong> 'But I in no wise Boast, as I ween, Strength that may strive With the stout ships' Bane. For to eyes of all Easy now 'tis seen How the old man's lot Helpless is and lone. <strong>10.</strong> 'Me hath the main Of much bereaved; Dire is the tale, The deaths of kin: Since he the shelter And shield of my house Hied him from life To heaven's glad realm. <strong>11.</strong> 'Full surely I know, In my son was waxing The stuff and the strength Of a stout-limbed wight: Had he reached but ripeness To raise his shield, And Odin laid hand On his liegeman true. <strong>12.</strong> 'Willing he followed His father's word, Though all opposing Should thwart my rede: He in mine household Mine honour upheld, Of my power and rule The prop and the stay. <strong>13.</strong> 'Oft to my mind My loss doth come, How I brotherless bide Bereaved and lone.  BARE CUT HATH THE BILLOW THE CORD OF MY KIN STRAND OF MY OWN TWISTING SO STOUT AND STRONG SURE IF SWORD COULD VENGE SUCH CRUEL WRONG EVIL TIMES WOULD WAIT GURE OCEAN GOD THAT WIND GIANT'S BROTHER WERE I STRONG TO SLAY GAINST HIM AND HIS SEA BREWD BATTLING WOULD I GO BUT I IN NO WISE BOAST AS I WEEN STRENGTH THAT MAY STRIVE WITH THE STOUT SHIP'S BANE FOOT WISE OF ALL EASY NOW TIS SEEN HOW THE OLD MAN'S LOT HELPLESS IS AND LO ME HATH THE MANE OF MUCH BEREAVED DIRERE IS THE TALE THE DEATHS OF KIN SINCE HE THE SHELTER AND SHIELD OF MY HOUSE HIRED HIM FROM LIFE TO HEAVEN'S GLAD REALM FULL SURELY I KNOW IN MY SON WAS WAXING THE STUFF AND THE STRENGTH OF STOUT LIMBED WIGHT HAD HE REACH'D BUT RIPENESS TO RAISE HIS SHIELD AND ODIN LAID HAND ON HIS LIEGEMAN TREW WILLING HE FOLLOW'D HIS FATHER'S WORD THOUGH ALL OPPOSING SHOULD THWART MY REED HE IN MINE HOUSEHOLD MINE HONOUR UPHELD OF MY POWER AND RULE THE PROP AND THE STAY OFT TO MY MIND MY LOSS DOTH COME HOW I BROTHERLESS BIDE BEREAVED AND LONE
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