Project Gutenberg on Nostr: "Thus the wise and worthy singer Sings not all his garnered wisdom; Better leave ...

"Thus the wise and worthy singer
Sings not all his garnered wisdom;
Better leave unsung some sayings
Than to sing them out of season."
Epilogue, line 20

#OTD in 1835.

The Finnish language epic poetry Kalevala, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from oral sources, is first published in the Grand Duchy of Finland, becoming influential in the Fennoman movement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala

Kalevala at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/5186

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