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Night Thoughts
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
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I wake, and moonbeams play around my bed,
Glittering like hoar-frost to my wondering eyes;
Up towards the glorious moon I raise my head,
Then lay me down, — and thoughts of home arise.
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Po, Li. “Night Thoughts.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/18/.
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Po, Li. “Night Thoughts.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/18/.
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