395. Scented Leaves from a Chinese Jar by Allen Upward. The Word. Monroe, Harriet, ed. 1917. The New Poetry: An Anthology

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

395. Scented Leaves from a Chinese Jar

The Word

By Allen Upward


THE FIRST time the emperor Han heard a certain Word he said, “It is strange.” The second time he said, “It is divine.” The third time he said, “Let the speaker be put to death.”