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ON BEING MADE A PRESENT OF AN ANCIENT CHINESE STIRRUP by HANIEL (CLARK) LONG

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE MANDARIN WHO SET HIS FOOT IN THIS
Last Line: A MOUNTAIN VIEW, A BREATH OF MOUNTAIN AIR?
Subject(s): BEAUTY; CHINA; NATURE;

The mandarin who set his foot in this,
Rode he in haste, like me, to get somewhere?
Or was he wiser, careful not to miss
A mountain view, a breath of mountain air?



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