Living
Stray Birds 89: The scabbard is content to be dull when
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)
Living
The scabbard is content to be dull when it protects the keenness of the sword.
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MLA
Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 89: The scabbard is content to be dull when.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/276/.
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Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 89: The scabbard is content to be dull when.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/276/.
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