When anyone a journey takes,
He has some yarns to spin.

Wenn jemand eine Reise thut,
So kann er was verzählen.

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Traveller's tales. Cf. Tacitus, Annales 2, 24: Ut quis ex longinquo revenerat, miracula narrabant.—"Like all who come back from distant parts, they had wonderful things to tell."

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When anyone a journey takes,He has some yarns to spin.

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When anyone a journey takes,
He has some yarns to spin.