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Primitive & Mediaeval Japanese Texts Transliterated into Roman with introductions, notes and glossaries

Dickins, F. Victor (Frederick Victor), 1838-1915 [Editor]· 2 chapters· 74,826 words

8 The _wo_ at the end, which has a stray look, may be understood here (as often elsewhere in the Anthology) by supplying _omoheba_ or some form of the verb _omofu_. The various _ha_ in this _uta_ exemplify the effect of the particle as suggesting a predicate of the isolated wo...

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1. vv. 1-6 introduction; 7-16 impermanence of life; 17-20 regret of

8 The _wo_ at the end, which has a stray look, may be understood here (as often elsewhere in the Anthology) by supplying _omoheba_ or some form of the verb _omofu_. The various...

2. vv. 1-18 describe Yamato, its line of rulers, its features and wealth;

18-28 the object of the Mikado’s desire for gold; _yoki koto_, desirable thing; 21-24 see below; 29-50 his gratitude on hearing of the discovery of gold in Michinoku; 51 to end,...