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First Line: O lotus-leaf! I dreamt that the wide earth
Last Line: Pretend that 'tis a gem of priceless worth?
Alternate Author Name(s): Yoshimune No Munesada; Abbot Henjo
Subject(s): Summer


O lotus-leaf! I dreamt that the wide earth
Held naught more pure than thee -- held naught more true;
Why then, when on thee rolls a drop of dew,
Pretend that 'tis a gem of priceless worth?






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