A Virtuous Wife
One moment I place your two bright pearls against my robe, And the red silk mirrors a rose in each. Why did I not meet you before I married? See, there are two tears quivering at my lids; I am giving back your pearls. From the Chinese of Chang Chi (770-850).
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