The fatal cold | shall not grip thy flesh,

And whole thy body shall be.

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[13]. “Then eighth will I chant thee, | if ever by night

Thou shalt wander on murky ways:

Yet never the curse | of a Christian woman

From the dead shall do thee harm.

[a]14]. “Then ninth will I chant thee, | if needs thou must strive

With a warlike giant in words:

Thy heart good store | of wit shall have,