First Line: A SCHOLAR / WEARY OF ERECTING THE FRAGILE TOWERS OF WORDS Last Line: Hurled himself into its crater / and perished Subject(s): LANGUAGE; SUICIDE; WORDS; VOCABULARY;
A SCHOLAR, Weary of erecting the fragile towers of words, Went on a pilgrimage to Asama-Yama; And seeing the force of the fire Spouting from this mighty mountain, Hurled himself into its crater And perished.
