Love
The Night Comes
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Love
'Tis evening, and in restless vein
At the old mount I slacken rein:
The glorious day
Fades fast away
And naught but twilight glooms remain!
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MLA
Shang-yin, Li. “The Night Comes.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/li-shang-yin/0/.
Chicago
Shang-yin, Li. “The Night Comes.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/li-shang-yin/0/.
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