i failed to find
true words
words that would defend
i failed to find
so much is feigned
in these accursèd wards
i failed to find
true words
"Though they glory in themselves as successful animals, always we feel that Beowulf is a tale of men at the end of their tether. Not only do life and splendor fall to ruin but a hand is writing, 'Mene, mene tekel upharsin' in the fireligfht on the walls of Hrothgar's banqueting hall. This civilization is almost over." --Kenneth Rexroth, "The Beowulf Poet"
"We went to the abandoned mansions..."
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