Hyak Nin Is'shiu Or Stanzas by a Century of Poets, Being Japanese Lyrical Odes, Translated Into English, With Explanatory Notes, the Text in Japanese and Roman Characters, and a Full Index (Classic Reprint)

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There are three prefaces: the first, dated 8th day. Of 3rd month of 3rd year of Bun-k'wa. (a.d. The second, by a man of Inaba, spring of the 2nd year of Bun-k'wa (ad. The third, by Moto iohoira, without any date. We find also at the end of the second and last volume of the work a postface, but equally devoid of date and of interest.

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