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 [36] THE FIFTEENTH VOLUME

My long poem, the "Eternal Grief," is a beautiful and moving work; My ten "Songs of Shensi" are models of tunefulness. I cannot prevent Old Yüan from stealing my best rhymes; But I earnestly beg Little Li to respect my ballads and songs. While I am alive riches and honour will never fall to my lot; But well I know that after I am dead the fame of my books will live. This random talk and foolish boasting forgive me, for to-day I have added Volume Fifteen to the row that stands to my name. [67]