| Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22. | | | | Document | | By Amy Lowell |
| | From “Lacquer Prints”
THE GREAT painter, Hokusai, | |
| In his old age, | |
| Wrote these words: | |
| “Profiting by a beautiful spring day, | |
| In this year of tranquillity, | 5 |
| To warm myself in the sun, | |
| I received a visit from my publisher | |
| Who asked me to do something for him. | |
| Then I reflected that one should not forget the glory of arms, | |
| Above all when one was living in peace; | 10 |
| And in spite of my age, | |
| Which is more than seventy years, | |
| I have found courage to draw those ancient heroes | |
| Who have been the models of glory.” | | | | |
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