Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
The Pedlar of SpellsArthur Waley, trans.
From “Chinese Poems”
Lu Yu—Twelfth Century
Lu Yu—Twelfth Century
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He writes out spells to bless the silk-worms and spells to protect the corn.
Nor does he worry when his legs wobble,
For he has a boy to lean on.