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The Fortunes of Men
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Author(s) Title Reference
J.F. Kiteley The Old English Catalogue Poems, Anglistica, 23, by Nicholas Howe 57/1, p. 97
R.F.S. Hamer The Art and Background of Old English Poetry, by Barbara C. Raw, Edward Arnold 49/1, p. 103
Carolyne Larrington The Solomon Complex: Reading Wisdom in Old English Poetry, McMaster Old English Texts and Studies, 5, by Elaine Tuttle Hansen 58/2, p. 319

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