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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

Night-time in Spring

Louise S. Hammond, trans.

From “Poems from the Chinese”
In the original syllabic and rhyme scheme, to accompany the Chinese chanting tunes.
By Wang An-Shih (Sung Dynasty)

SILENCE reigns where sound has been;

Chill the breeze, half soft, half keen;

While the moon through sleepless hours

Shifts dark blossoms up the screen.