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Their mindgrief was great     dark with mourning.

Frederick Rebsamen, Beowulf: An Updated Verse Translation [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library]

Hermetic quote Rebsamen Beowulf mindgrief great dark mourning

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