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"For ne'er in those old vasty halls Imperial, Bath'd in the moonbeams bright, Or where the dragon soars on…

Date of account: Traditional material presented in a work published 1913
Source: Myths & Legends of Japan
Reference: Myths & Legends of Japan · selected passage 65
Rights: public_domain
Language: English retelling of Japanese traditions
Translation: F. Hadland Davis
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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"For ne'er in those old vasty halls Imperial, Bath'd in the moonbeams bright, Or where the dragon soars on clouds ethereal, Was ought like this to entrance the sight: With golden sand and silvern pebbles white Was strewn the floor; And at the corners four, Through gates inlaid With diamonds and jade, Pass'd throngs whose vestments were of radiant light,-- So fair a scene, That mortal eye might ween It scann'd the very heav'ns' unknown delight. Here countless gifts the folk came bearing, Precious as myriad coins of finest gold; And there, the lesser with the greater sharing, Advanc'd the vassals bold, Their banners to display That paint the sky with colours gay, While rings the air as had a thunder roll'd." Trans. by B. H.

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