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Riddle 63
Translated by Benjamin Thorpe (1842) · From Exeter Book Riddles (selection)
Oft I shall
in the social joy of men
fairly flourish,
when I am brought forth
shining with gold,
where men are drinking.
Sometimes me in a chamber
with his mouth kisses
a good servant,
where we two are
works his will
when I come forth.
I cannot therefore conceal
dusk in the light
so also are
Codex Note
Thorpe's Riddle III (third series, pp. 479–500, in his Codex Exoniensis, 1842); ASPR Riddle 63.
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Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 63.” Translated by Benjamin Thorpe. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/281/.
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Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 63.” Translated by Benjamin Thorpe. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/281/.
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