Book V. The Odes of Wei: VII. Ho Kuang

VII The Ho Kuang; narrative. Other things more difficult to overcome than distance may keep one from a place. 1They tell me that the Ho is wide;— With a few reeds I could cross through. They tell me Sung is distant far;— Rising on tiptoe Sung I view. p. 71 2They tell me that the Ho is wide;— A little boat it will not bear. They tell me Sung is distant far;— Ere morning fades I might be there.