Цитаты из книги Принцесса Кентербери и другие английские легенды (сборник)

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MarieMacadamia

28 июня 2018 г., 22:16

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Боги не сделают за нас то, что мы должны сделать сами.

katrinka_we

26 марта 2013 г., 17:51

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Страны дальние хороши для того, кто и сам неплох.

Tryna

4 сентября 2011 г., 21:28

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Судьба от смерти того спасает, кто сам бесстрашен!

innashpitzberg

29 июня 2013 г., 21:43

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“We are retainers From Hygelac’s band. Beowulf is my name. If your lord and master, the most renowned Son of Halfdane, will hear me out And graciously allow me to greet him in person, I am ready and willing to report my errand.”

innashpitzberg

29 июня 2013 г., 21:42

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So they went on their way. The ship rode the water, Broad-beamed, bound by its hawser And anchored fast. Boar-shapes flashed Above their cheek-guards, the brightly forged Work of goldsmiths, watching over Those stern-faced men. They marched in step, Hurrying on till the timbered hall Rose before them, radiant with gold.…

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innashpitzberg

29 июня 2013 г., 22:51

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They said that of all the kings upon the earth He was the man most gracious and fair-minded, Kindest to his people and keenest to win fame.

innashpitzberg

29 июня 2013 г., 22:50

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“Now shall flame consume Our leader in battle, the blaze darken Round him who stood his ground in the steel-hail, When the arrow-storm shot from bowstrings Pelted from the shield-wall. The shaft hit home. Feather-fledged, it finned the barb in flight.”

innashpitzberg

29 июня 2013 г., 22:50

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There, on the sand, where his soul had left him, They found him at rest, their ring-giver From days gone by. The great man Had breathed his last. Beowulf the King Had indeed met with a marvelous death.

innashpitzberg

29 июня 2013 г., 22:49

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We must hurry now To take a last look at the king And launch him, lord and lavisher of rings, On the funeral road. His royal pyre Will melt no small amount of gold: Heaped there in the hoard, it was bought at heavy cost, And that pile of rings he paid for at the end With his own life will go up in flames, Be furled in…

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innashpitzberg

29 июня 2013 г., 22:48

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“So this bad blood between us and the Swedes, This vicious feud, I am convinced, Is bound to revive; they will cross our borders And attack in force once they find out That Beowulf is dead. In days gone by When our warriors fell and we were undefended He kept our coffers and our kingdoms safe. He worked for the people, but…

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