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THE EAGLE.
Who is ruler of the eagles,
Father of the feathered kings?
In the dark and lonely Norland
There the giant spreads his wings:
Giant bird and god Hrosvelgar;—
As the Iceland poet sings.
Father of the feathered kings?
In the dark and lonely Norland
There the giant spreads his wings:
Giant bird and god Hrosvelgar;—
As the Iceland poet sings.
When he flaps his wings, a tempest
Howling o'er the ocean flies,
From his eyes the lightning flashes,
And he makes the whirlwind rise:
So he calls his eagle-children,
And they answer him with cries.
Howling o'er the ocean flies,
From his eyes the lightning flashes,
And he makes the whirlwind rise:
So he calls his eagle-children,
And they answer him with cries.
‘He who clears away corruption,’
Is the meaning of his name;
Storm-winds sweep away infection,
Wrath and strength cure many a shame
Eagles also have their mission:
Every bird should not be tame!
Is the meaning of his name;
Storm-winds sweep away infection,
Wrath and strength cure many a shame
Eagles also have their mission:
Every bird should not be tame!
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