Time & Brevity
Couplet
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Miscellaneous Poems
Time & Brevity
When the great men of old pass'd by this way,
Could e'en their pleasures vie with ours to-day?
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Couplet.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/43/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Couplet.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/43/.
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