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 61. MAID OF WU oo

Wine of the grapes, ^

Goblets of gold — -• -*•

And a pretty maid of Wu — ^J*^\

She comes on pony-back: she is fifteen.

Blue-painted eyebrows —

Shoes of pink brocade —

Inarticulate speech —

But she sings bewitchingly well.

So feasting at the table

Inlaid with tortoise shell,

She gets drunk in my lap.

Ah, child, what caresses

Behind lily-broidered curtains!

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