This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... THE STORY OF BEOWULF I. AND FIRST OF THE KINDRED OF HROTH- GAR. WHAT! we of the Spear-Danes of yore days, so was it That we learn'd of the fair fame of kings of the folks And the Athelings a-faring in framing of valour. DEGREES '.Oft then Scyld the Sheaf-son from the hos$sof the scathers, DEGREES > ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... THE STORY OF BEOWULF I. AND FIRST OF THE KINDRED OF HROTH- GAR. WHAT! we of the Spear-Danes of yore days, so was it That we learn'd of the fair fame of kings of the folks And the Athelings a-faring in framing of valour. DEGREES '.Oft then Scyld the Sheaf-son from the hos$sof the scathers, DEGREES > DEGREESprom kindreds a many the mead-settles1 tore; It was then the earl fear'd them, sithence was he first Found bare and all-lacking DEGREESso solace he bided, Wax'd under the welkin 1n worship to thrive, Until it was so that theijound-aboutSsitters All over the whale-road must hearken his will And yield him the tribute. A good king was that. By whom then thereafter a son was begotten, A youngling in garjth, whom the great God sent thither To-fpsterthe folk; and their fcrime-need he felt The load that lay on them while lordless they lived For a long while and long. He therefore, the Life-lord, ThcWieTder of glory, world's worship hegave him: Brim Beowulf waxed, and wide the wealupsprang Of the offspring of Scyld in the parts of the Scede-lands. Such wise shall a youngling with wealth be a-working With goodly fee-gifts toward the friends of his father, That after in eld-days shall ever bide with him, Fair fellows well-willing when wendetbthe war-tide, Their lief lord a-serving. By praise-deeds it shall be That in each and all kindreds a man shall have thriving. Then went his ways Scyld when the shapetrfwhile was, All hardy to wend him to the Lord and his warding: Out then did they bear him to the side of the sea-flood, The dear fellows of him, as he himself pray'd them While yet his word wielded the friend of the Scyldings, The dear lord of the land; a long whilehad he own'd it. With stem all be-ringed at the hythe stood the ship, All
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