Art thou that beowulf with breca did struggle,
on the wide sea-currents at swimming contended,
where to humor your pride the ocean ye tried,
’twas mere folly that actuated you both to risk your lives on the ocean.
from vainest vaunting adventured your bodies
in care of the waters?

in the water’s possession,
ye toiled for a seven-night; he at swimming outdid thee,
in strength excelled thee.

the pledge that he made thee
breca outdid you entirely.
the son of beanstan hath soothly accomplis

Why witchcraft often the explanation for illness

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Correct the sentence below: the pizza delivery boy was neither early nor late he was right on time. a: correct as it is b: the pizza delivery boy was neither early nor late, he was right on time. c: the pizza delivery boy was neither early nor late; and he was right on time. d: the pizza delivery boy was neither early nor late: he was right on time.