Living
The Ho Kwang
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book V
They tell me that the Ho is wide ;—
With a few reeds I could cross through.
They tell me Sung is distant far ;—
Rising on tiptoe Sung I view.
They tell me that the Ho is wide ;—
A little boat it will not bear.’
They tell me Sung is distant far ;—
Ere morning fades I might be there,
Codex Note
Other things more difficult to overcome than distance may keep one from a place.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Ho Kwang.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/60/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Ho Kwang.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/60/.
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