Living
Opportunity
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Living
The cup's in the hand, seize the hour ere 'tis fled;
How seldom in life is the moon overhead!
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MLA
Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “Opportunity.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/16/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “Opportunity.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/16/.
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