Nature
A Message
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Nature
Onwards tonight my storm-beat course I steer,
At dawn these mountains will for ever fade;
Should those I leave behind enquire my cheer,
Tell them, "an icy heart in vase of jade."
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Ch’ang-ling, Wang. “A Message.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-chang-ling/3/.
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Ch’ang-ling, Wang. “A Message.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-chang-ling/3/.
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