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And upon the brush-case and the paper-weight she gave your son, are there not characters which read, 'Pure object of art belonging to Kao, of the city of Pho-hai'? That city no longer exists; but the memory of Kao-pien remains, for he was governor of the province of Sze-tchouen, and a mighty poet.
And the themes they selected were always the most difficult, those of the poets of the Thang dynasty; the songs they sang were also the songs of five hundred years before, the songs of Youen-tchin, of Thou-mou, of Kao-pien above all, high poet and ruler of the province of Sze-tchouen.
Is not this the wondrous ink of which it was written: Po-nien-jou-chi, i-tien-jou-ki, 'After centuries I remain firm as stone, and the letters that I make like lacquer'? And how divine the charm of this composition! the song of Kao-pien, prince of poets, and Governor of Sze-tchouen five hundred years ago!" "Kao-pien! darling Kao-pien!" murmured Sië, with a singular light in her eyes.
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