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Skirner returns home, and is met by Freyer, who immediately begins—
FREYER.
E’er thy foot the green swerd press,
Tell me, Skirner! what success?
E’er thy foot the green swerd press,
Tell me, Skirner! what success?
SKIRNER.
In Barian groves the appointment keep,
Where winds on billowy verdure sleep.
There, when nine nights their course have run,
The maid will meet Niorder’s son.
In Barian groves the appointment keep,
Where winds on billowy verdure sleep.
There, when nine nights their course have run,
The maid will meet Niorder’s son.
FREYER.
One is long—yet longer twain—
But who a third night can sustain?
Whole months in swifter current move,
Than half one sleepless night of love.
One is long—yet longer twain—
But who a third night can sustain?
Whole months in swifter current move,
Than half one sleepless night of love.
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