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Short Stanza XXIII: If ever mortal in the days of yore
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
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If ever mortal in the days of yore
By Heav'n a thousand years of life was lent,
I wot not; but if never seen before,
Be thou the man to make the precedent.
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By Sosei.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XXIII: If ever mortal in the days of yore.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/66/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XXIII: If ever mortal in the days of yore.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/66/.
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