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Homeward
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
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No letters to the frontier come,
The winter softens into spring
I tremble as I draw near home,
And dare not ask what news you bring.
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Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “Homeward.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/13/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “Homeward.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/13/.
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