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Stray Birds 250: Let not the sword-blade mock its handle for

by Rabindranath Tagore 1861–1941

Translated by Rabindranath Tagore (1916) · From Stray Birds (1916)

Living

Let not the sword-blade mock its handle for being blunt.

MLA

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 250: Let not the sword-blade mock its handle for.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/437/.

Chicago

Tagore, Rabindranath. “Stray Birds 250: Let not the sword-blade mock its handle for.” Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tagore/437/.

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