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Chinese Merry Tales29] Be these our themes and I will try To turn the flowers to poetry, And afterwards you two shall chant The bamboo and the cormorant."

{{block center| {{sc|Mid}} branches dark and leafy green Open the ruddy flowers. In our old garden too they're seen Bright'ning the sunny hours. Then for a space we do not see Their beaut}' rich and rare, But soon again upon the tree Burst forth the florets fair. }}