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Mr. Dafis on the Poetry of the Chinese. 



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" On a sprig of Epidendrtim , in a Porcelain Vase." 



" By the side of Hoongting bridg-e, to the east of the stream Haelo, 

 There grows thickly the Epidendrum, making a grove of its own : 

 Its fragrant breatli fills tlio lonely valley, 



And a single sprig hath flown hither, to replenish this precious vase : 

 The solitary flower finds a companion in its own shadow. 

 Blown by the gentle breeze that pervades my empty hall : 

 My sleeves are scented with its morning and evening sweets, 

 I know of none whose delight in it can equal mine." 



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