The leader then, by thy life, besought me
(sad was his soul) in the sea-waves' coil
to play the hero and hazard my being
for glory of prowess: my he pledged.
(sad was his soul) in the sea-waves' coil
to play the hero and hazard my being
for glory of prowess: my he pledged.
Beowulf, translated by Francis Gummere
