Living
In Exile
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Living
I drink deep draughts of Lan-ling wine fragrant with borage made,
The liquid amber mantling up in cups of costly jade.
My host insists on making me as drunk as any sot,
Until I'm quite oblivious of the exile's wretched lot.
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MLA
Po, Li. “In Exile.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/34/.
Chicago
Po, Li. “In Exile.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-po/34/.
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