The Archive · 1939

Poem Found

Deathbed Valedictory To the Editor of the "Nonrit-Cuina Danny News"

Sin—A few days previously a cor [respondent wrote in your columns Asking for the Chinese original of a poem by Vu. Chu-yuan which wax ronslated in Lin Lutang's book 'smament in Peking" as follows What ts amity then but a, phrase? ual evel {ner was, row ie done, Take the This was Vu Chu-yuan's death-bed valedictory poem to his family and original Chinese version, which 1 attach a copy hereunder, is to be found on page 47. chapter 23, the Poot's Collected Works.

TY. be.

Shanuthai, Dee, 9.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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