Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan
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The August Prince's First Officer took a sake cup * and stepped out; he sung a song; although it was unaccompanied by dancing it was very delightful. Farther towards the east, leaning against a door-post, the General of the Right was standing, studying the ladies' sleeves and the skirts of their garments showing below the misu. He is differ- ent from other men. The ladies, thinking that after all the intoxicated men were only trying to seem young and irresistible, made light of their behavior a...nd said, "It is nothing, nobody else will behave so. " Compared with such men the General is far superior. He was afraid of the sake cup, and when it came to him passed it by, singing the song which begins "One Thousand and Ten Thousand Ages. " The First Officer of the Light Bodyguard said, "I think Lady Mura- saki must be somewhere here!" I listened, thinking, "How can she be here in a place where there is no 1 At banquets a great cup was used which could contain one or two quarts of liquor. When this was circulated among the guests each was expected to empty the cup, and it was the pride of the drinker to toss it off in one draught.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The August Prince's First Officer took a sake cup * and stepped out; he sung a song; although it was unaccompanied by dancing it was very delightful. Farther towards the east, leaning against a door-post, the General of the Right was standing, studying the ladies' sleeves and the skirts of their garments showing below the misu. He is differ- ent from other men. The ladies, thinking that after all the intoxicated men were only trying to seem young and irresistible, made light of their behavior a...nd said, "It is nothing, nobody else will behave so. " Compared with such men the General is far superior. He was afraid of the sake cup, and when it came to him passed it by, singing the song which begins "One Thousand and Ten Thousand Ages. " The First Officer of the Light Bodyguard said, "I think Lady Mura- saki must be somewhere here!" I listened, thinking, "How can she be here in a place where there is no 1 At banquets a great cup was used which could contain one or two quarts of liquor. When this was circulated among the guests each was expected to empty the cup, and it was the pride of the drinker to toss it off in one draught.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Annie Shepley Omori to read onlineMoreLess
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