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“Then she asked me to pass into the inner room to rest awhile. So in we went to the inner room, hand in hand.”
Murasaki Shikibu, Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan
“The midnight bell, the bird of dawn?
But ah! they're sorrowful indeed
When loosen'd was the damask zone.”
Murasaki Shikibu, Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan
“The 'red-tinged flower' is far from fair, Nor do my eyes delight to see, But yon red plum which blossoms there, Is full of loveliness to me.”
Murasaki Shikibu, Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan
“with local administration. These ladies are often very attractive, and are not seldom introduced at Court and enjoy high favor." "And successes depend”
Murasaki Shikibu, Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan