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STUDIES IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES
Editorial Board under the auspices of the
Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York
Elizabeth M. Tyler (University of York)
Julian D. Richards (University of York)
Ross Balzaretti (University of Nottingham)
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Niles, John D.
Old English enigmatic poems and the play of the texts. – (Studies in the early
Middle Ages ; 13)
1. Exeter book 2. English poetry – Old English, ca. 450-1100 – History and
criticism 3. Riddles, English (Old) – History and criticism
I. Title
829.1'009
ISBN-10: 2503515304
© 2006, Brepols Publishers n.v., Turnhout, Belgium
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ISBN: 2-503-51530-4
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Saturn said:
What is that speechless thing
at rest in a hollow, rapt in thought?
It has seven tongues. Each tongue has twenty tips. Each of those tips
contains the wisdom of an angel. Just one of those tongues will lift you up
until you see the walls of Jerusalem
golden, gleaming. —Guess what I mean.
Solomon said:
Books
are far-famed. They often proclaim
good things in store for people who cultivate their mind.
They strengthen your wits and confirm your faith.
They free your head from everyday dumps and distractions
and bliss you out.
—Solomon
and Saturn II,
lines 229–42 (slightly adapted)

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