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Tag: Chrestomathy

Unfeeling Sky

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2021Monday, January 18, 2021 by Douglas Wilson

“Hildeburh wailed for Hnaef, and her son as well,
Bidding his body be brought alongside,
That his bones might burn, and his body ascend,
Alongside his uncle, to the unfeeling sky”

Beowulf, p. 43

CategoriesEngaging the Culture TagsChrestomathySelected Quotes

Simple Courage

Posted on Friday, January 15, 2021Friday, January 15, 2021 by Douglas Wilson

“His courage in combat never cowered or quailed;
He was daring and doughty when dead bodies fell”

Beowulf, p. 41

CategoriesEngaging the Culture TagsChrestomathySelected Quotes

Spears for Infighting

Posted on Thursday, January 14, 2021Thursday, January 14, 2021 by Douglas Wilson

“Gigantic fingers grim, those gray-clawed spikes,
Like burnished steel, bent spikes, short spears for infighting”

Beowulf, p. 39

CategoriesEngaging the Culture TagsChrestomathySelected Quotes

That Wretch

Posted on Wednesday, January 13, 2021Wednesday, January 13, 2021 by Douglas Wilson

“That wicked wretch ran wailing off
And won’t live long, that loathsome criminal,
Sunken in sin, with sorrow astride him”

Beowulf, p. 39

CategoriesEngaging the Culture TagsChrestomathySelected Quotes

The Severed Claw

Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2021Tuesday, January 12, 2021 by Douglas Wilson

“He ran and in running vain rescue he sought,
He left his curdled cruelty, his claw and shouldered arm,
Left behind, bleeding; my boast is nailed there”

Beowulf, p. 39

CategoriesEngaging the Culture TagsChrestomathySelected Quotes

Best of Men

Posted on Monday, January 11, 2021Monday, January 11, 2021 by Douglas Wilson

“Now Beowulf, best of men, in battle triumphant,
As a son I laud and love you, lift your name high,
Keep this new kinship, carry it with you,
Acknowledge and nurture it, know that it’s yours”

Beowulf, p. 38.

CategoriesEngaging the Culture TagsChrestomathySelected Quotes

A Bevy

Posted on Friday, January 8, 2021Wednesday, January 6, 2021 by Douglas Wilson

“The king himself came from the queen’s quarters,
Regal and royal, the ring-treasure guardian,
Well-known and noble, knights and earls with him,
A column of comfort, the queen right beside him,
And beautiful, bountiful, a bevy of women”

Beowulf, p. 37

CategoriesEngaging the Culture TagsChrestomathySelected Quotes

Famed as a Fighter

Posted on Thursday, January 7, 2021Wednesday, January 6, 2021 by Douglas Wilson

“He was famed as a fighter, ferocity unmatched,
A baron of battle, the best in the business,
His great and good deeds, all gained by his courage”

Beowulf, p. 36

CategoriesEngaging the Culture TagsChrestomathySelected Quotes

The Whole Clan

Posted on Wednesday, January 6, 2021Wednesday, January 6, 2021 by Douglas Wilson

“Conquering they killed a whole clan of giants,
Seeking with swords to signal their glory”

Beowulf, p. 36

CategoriesEngaging the Culture TagsChrestomathySelected Quotes

Singing the Story

Posted on Tuesday, January 5, 2021Tuesday, January 5, 2021 by Douglas Wilson

“And song after song the stop would recount
From his storehouse of stories, singing with wisdom,
Glorying in good words, the great, ancient tales.
One after another he eagerly sang them,
Weaving in wisdom, old words with new ones”

Beowulf, p. 35

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