The Classical Poetry of the JapaneseTrübner, 1880 - 227 pages |
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... note has some " Pillow - word " on which it may , so to speak , rest its head ; and dictionaries of them are often resorted to by the unready Japanese versifier , just as rhyming dictionaries come to the aid of the poetasters of modern ...
... note has some " Pillow - word " on which it may , so to speak , rest its head ; and dictionaries of them are often resorted to by the unready Japanese versifier , just as rhyming dictionaries come to the aid of the poetasters of modern ...
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... names of Mabuchi , Motowori , and others of lesser note , will occur o every student of Japanese literature who is at the same time a lover of purity of style . indeed , occasionally issue from the press . But they 143 INTRODUCTION .
... names of Mabuchi , Motowori , and others of lesser note , will occur o every student of Japanese literature who is at the same time a lover of purity of style . indeed , occasionally issue from the press . But they 143 INTRODUCTION .
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... notes but such as are indispensable to full comprehension . ' From certain points of view , doubtless , the student who has devoted years of loving toil to the task of saturating himself with the letter and spirit of the originals ...
... notes but such as are indispensable to full comprehension . ' From certain points of view , doubtless , the student who has devoted years of loving toil to the task of saturating himself with the letter and spirit of the originals ...
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... note of surprise at the possibility of poetic genius manifesting itself in any man of plebeian origin . ' Thus did it come about that Japanese poetry , though often immoral , was from the very beginning polished and refined . Nowhere do ...
... note of surprise at the possibility of poetic genius manifesting itself in any man of plebeian origin . ' Thus did it come about that Japanese poetry , though often immoral , was from the very beginning polished and refined . Nowhere do ...
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... Notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out With wanton heed and giddy cunning . " If such compositions are to be reproduced at all in a European dress , none , probably , would deny that , as the original cannot ...
... Notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out With wanton heed and giddy cunning . " If such compositions are to be reproduced at all in a European dress , none , probably , would deny that , as the original cannot ...
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