402 Mb. Davis on the Poetry of the Chinese. 



Kew hih isoo hwei le, 



Chtty miy taou Koo-yoong ; 



Leaou tsiti king tu king, 



Tseay kee keuen yew tsomig. 



Seng tiiy hoong jaou site; 



Shan kwon pith kae yoong. 



Lew letn wong je moo, 



Hwuy show wan t'hang choong. 

 " When my ancient guest first returns to oizr neighbourhood, 

 I accompany him to the monastery Koo-yoong: 

 We stroll along together, in search of pleasant walks. 

 And then rest our weary footsteps within : 

 The priests sit opposite, indulging their tongues in leisure talk, 

 — We look at the distant hills, and remark the unchanging features of nature. 

 Carried on by the stream of converse, we forget the day is closing. 

 But at last, turning our heads homewards, we listen to the vesper bell." 



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Woofoong,ju che, tsuy seang leen, 

 Chang he Yen-chow, pwan peih fheen : 

 Yay yu yin ho tsih sing low, 

 Chaou tan peih Id, loong yun yen ; 

 Yu yu, joo seun hoong choong heen, 

 Yue ch&, ming choo chang shang heuen: 

 Ee she Keu-ling shin yih peih, 

 Yaou tsoong hae woe soo Choomf-yiien. 



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