[5]. “Now hast thou said | what to each must seem

The mightiest grief, | that my mother is dead.”

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The ferryman spake:

[6]. “Three good dwellings, | methinks, thou hast not;

Barefoot thou standest, | and wearest a beggar’s dress;

Not even hose dost thou have.”

Thor spake:

[a]7]. “Steer thou hither the boat; | the landing here shall I show thee;

But whose the craft | that thou keepest on the shore?”