The Classical Poetry of the JapaneseTrübner, 1880 - 227 pages |
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... Lord Ohotomo making the Ascent of Mount Tsukuba Couplet Ode to the Cuckoo • • Ode on Ascending Mount Tsukuba Ode Presented to Prince Tachibana - no - Hironari Another Ode on the Same • Lines on Prince Wosa's Hunting Party Ode to ...
... Lord Ohotomo making the Ascent of Mount Tsukuba Couplet Ode to the Cuckoo • • Ode on Ascending Mount Tsukuba Ode Presented to Prince Tachibana - no - Hironari Another Ode on the Same • Lines on Prince Wosa's Hunting Party Ode to ...
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... lords and ladies , princes and princesses , who , when not helping to swell the Mikado's train at Nara , the capital , or at the summer palace of Yoshino , were the bearers of imperial missives to the neighbouring continental monarchs ...
... lords and ladies , princes and princesses , who , when not helping to swell the Mikado's train at Nara , the capital , or at the summer palace of Yoshino , were the bearers of imperial missives to the neighbouring continental monarchs ...
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... lord , t Till the single belt that encircled him Was changed to a thrice - wound cord ; And now , methinks , he was faring Back home to the country - side , With thoughts all full of his father , Of his mother , and of his bride . But ...
... lord , t Till the single belt that encircled him Was changed to a thrice - wound cord ; And now , methinks , he was faring Back home to the country - side , With thoughts all full of his father , Of his mother , and of his bride . But ...
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... lord to sway The farthest lands that own his might , To Koshi's wilds I came away , Where stretch the snows all wintry white . And now five years are past and gone , And still I sleep on widowed bed , Nor loose my belt , nor , being ...
... lord to sway The farthest lands that own his might , To Koshi's wilds I came away , Where stretch the snows all wintry white . And now five years are past and gone , And still I sleep on widowed bed , Nor loose my belt , nor , being ...
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... Lord and King ! Now to the morning chase they ride , Now to the chase again at eventide : Hark to the twanging of the string ! This is the bow of our Great Lord and King ! ( HASHIBITO . ) Spring and Autumn . ( AN ODE COMPOSED IN ...
... Lord and King ! Now to the morning chase they ride , Now to the chase again at eventide : Hark to the twanging of the string ! This is the bow of our Great Lord and King ! ( HASHIBITO . ) Spring and Autumn . ( AN ODE COMPOSED IN ...
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