Love
From the Palace
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Love
Cold dews of night the terrace crown,
And soak my stockings and my gown;
I'll step behind
The crystal blind,
And watch the autumn moon sink down.
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Po, Li. “From the Palace.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/30/.
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Po, Li. “From the Palace.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/30/.
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