Nature
At an Old Palace
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Nature
Deserted now the Imperial bowers
Save by some few poor lonely flowers
One white-haired dame,
An Emperor's flame,
Sits down and tells of bygone hours.
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Chēn, Yüan. “At an Old Palace.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/yuan-chen/1/.
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Chēn, Yüan. “At an Old Palace.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/yuan-chen/1/.
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