For him who shall fiercely fight;

The brave man well | shall fight and win,

Though dull his blade may be.

[a]29]. “Brave men better | than cowards be,

When the clash of battle comes;

And better the glad | than the gloomy man

Shall face what before him lies.

[30]. “Thy rede it was | that I should ride [[380]]

Hither o’er mountains high;

The glittering worm | would have wealth and life