Time & Brevity
Illness
Translated by Arthur Waley (1919) · From More Translations from the Chinese (1919)
Time & Brevity
Dear friends, there is no cause for so much sympathy.
I shall certainly manage from time to time to take my walks abroad.
All that matters is an active mind, what is the use of feet?
By land one can ride in a carrying-chair; by water, be rowed in a boat.
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Chü-i, Po. “Illness.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/109/.
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Chü-i, Po. “Illness.” Translated by Arthur Waley. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/po-chu-i/109/.
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