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A Rencontre
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
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Sir, from my dear old home you come,
And all its glories you can name;
Oh tell me, — has the winter-plum
Yet blossomed o'er the window-frame?
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Wei, Wang. “A Rencontre.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-wei/2/.
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Wei, Wang. “A Rencontre.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wang-wei/2/.
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