The Jade Mountain/Chancing on Old Friends in a Village Inn

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Inscribed on the Wall of an Inn North of Ta-yü Mountain

The Jade Mountain
translated by Witter Bynner and Jiang Kanghu

Chancing on Old Friends in a Village Inn by Dai Shulun

On Meeting a Messenger to the Capital

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4728260The Jade Mountain — Chancing on Old Friends in a Village InnWitter Bynner and Jiang KanghuDai Shulun

Tai Shu-lun

倫叔戴

CHANCING ON OLD FRIENDS IN A VILLAGE INN

While the autumn moon is pouring fullOn a thousand night-levels among towns and villages,There meet by chance, south of the river,Dreaming doubters of a dream . . .In the trees a wind has startled the birds,And insects cower from cold in the grass;But wayfarers at least have wineAnd nothing to fear—till the morning bell.

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