Love
A Lament
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Love
O ruthless Fate!
O cruel boon!
To meet so late
And part so soon.
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “A Lament.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/18/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “A Lament.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/18/.
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