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85. THE LOTUS GATHERER J -
On the river margin of Jo-yeh she is gather- * '
ing the lotus; *£
She talks to her companions and laughs * < among the lilies.
The clear sunlit water reflects her gay attire, ^>
And her perfumed sleeves flap lightly in the \&/ wind.
But who are these cavaliers on the bank? By twos, by threes, they glint through the
drooping willows; Their horses neigh among the blown flowers,
and are gone. She sees and lingers with an anguish in
her heart.
��The Jo-yeh River is in Chehkiang, and flows into Ching Hu, or the Mirror Lake. [125]
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