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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936).  The New Poetry: An Anthology.  1917.
 
381. Scented Leaves from a Chinese Jar
 
The Bitter Purple Willows
 
By Allen Upward
 
 
  MEDITATING on the glory of illustrious lineage I lifted up my eyes and beheld the bitter purple willows growing round the tombs of the exalted Mings.
 

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