Beowulf ruled in Geatland, Took the throne he’d refused, once, And held it long and well. He was old With years and wisdom, fifty winters A king, when a dragon awoke from its darkness…(92)
You’re Beowulf, are you- the same Boastful fool who fought a swimming Match with Brecca, both of you daring And young and proud, exploring the deepest Seas, risking your lives for no reason But the danger? All older and wiser heads warned you Not to, but no one could check such pride (39).
…None Of the wise ones regretted his going, much As he was loved by the Geats: the omens were good, And they urged the adventure on (29).
Many a venture herebefore Hath fallen such as this: May He that bare the crown of thorn Bring us unto His bliss.
…she pressed the girdle on him and prayed him to take it, and he granted her prayer, and she gave it him with good will, and besought him for her sake never to reveal it but to hide it loyally from her lord; and the knight agreed that never should any man know it, save they two alone.
…thou hast made such free confession of thy misdeeds, and hast so borne the penance of mine axe edge, that I hold thee absolved from that sin, and purged as clean as if thou hadst never sinned since thou wast born.
In the beginning of the feast, there presented him selfe a tall clownishe younge man, who falling before the Queen of Faries desired a boon (as the manner then was) which during that feast she might not refuse, which was the hee might have the atchievement of any adventure…
(Una says:) wisdome warnes, whilest foot is in the gate, To stay the steppe, ere forced to retrate. This is the wandring wood, this Errours den, A monster vile, whom God and man does hate: Therefore I read beware. Fly fly, quoth then The fearefull Dwarfe, this is no place for living men. But full of fire and greedy hardiment, The youthfull knight could not for ought be staide, But forth unto the darksome hole he went…(1:13, 14)
Young knight, what ever that dost armes professe, And through long labours huntest after fame, Beware of fraud, beware of ficklenesse, In choice, and change of thy deare loved Dame, Least thou of her beleeve too lightly blame, And rash misweening doe thy hart remove: For unto knight there is no greater shame, Then lightnesse and inconstancie in love; That doth this Redcrosse knights ensample plainly prove(4:1).
Greev'd with remembrance of his wicked wayes, And prickt with anguish of his sinnes so sore (10:21)
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