Not thus thy women | shall honor win.”

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[a]50]. Long the woman, | linen-decked, pondered,—

—Young she was,— | and weighed her words:

“For my sake now | shall none unwilling

Or loath to die | her life lay down.

[51]. “But little of gems | to gleam on your limbs

Ye then shall find | when forth ye fare

To follow me, | or of Menja’s wealth.

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