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Lays of Far Cathay And Others a Span Classsearchtermspan Classsearchter
J O P John Otway Percy Bland
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One scarcely ever hears thee speak, And never sing. Thou hast an air of learning deep, Of weary wisdom woe begone ; Who look for merriment in thee Discover none. I see a furrow on thy brow (Is it perchance to thinking due?] ; The cud of meditation thou Dost ever chew. When, years ago, a griffin green I landed first on China's shore, I vowed I would devote my days To Chinese lore. "LA BELLE LANGUE SANS MERCI. " 43 For me no giddy fashion's round, No youthful vagaries for me ; With purpose firm I... tackled first Wade's Tzt Erh Chi. The Hsi Hsiang Chi and San Kuo Chih I read as relaxation gay, With trifles like the Hao Chih Chuan And Erh Tu Met. With Stenl and Williams by my side 1 gathered (as the busy bees Do honey) wisdom whilst I read Ching-pao decrees. But, as with constant daily toil I gleaned the learning of the land, I felt my liver never small Gently expand. One winter's night, not long ago, I read Confucius, half awake ; Then to my bed and dreamed a dream That made me quake. For all around me as I lay A troop of sinologues arose, And fast and faster still they came In serried rows.
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