Wiping the Dust at the Five-Hundred-Stone Grotto Heaven, Vol. 5

...afterward. However, that there are those who have never met me yet feel admiration from thousands of miles away, is only true of these like-minded friends from my hometown. Never have there been others who, despite being blocked by the boundaries of the southeast and belonging to different nations, still listen for my voice and think of my shadow, their will intent on a meeting of the spirit, as is the case with Mr. Nagai. Is there perhaps some karmic connection spoken of by the Buddha in this?

The master of the Qiuyuan Autumn Garden in Longshan, Shunde, said to others: "If Jietong This refers to the author can have his name hung in the 'Five Hundred Stone Cave Heaven' original: "Wubai Shi Dongtian" to brush off the dust, so that later generations know that a certain person existed, just as Wang Lun is to Taibai Li Bai and old Mr. Qin is to Letian Bai Juyi, would that not be joyful?" But the Dongguan poet Liang Yucai wrote to me saying: "This is merely knowing the names of the ancients while being fortunate enough to live in the same era. Both gentlemen are overly generous and decorate with excessive praise. This is no more than Pang Shiyuan praising talents, happy to exaggerate the reality." I did not expect that the collections of Zhang Yaoqiu of Jiaying and Pan Laojian of Panyu would also offer frequent commendations. How could I deserve this? Pan said: "Recently I heard that the provincial graduate Qiu Weiling from Fujian is editing an anthology of poetry talks, frequently collecting the posthumous works of the late wife, Lady Peiqiong. Sighing all night, feeling moved in my heart, I wrote a poem to tell my late wife: 'The broken lines in the cold boudoir are ashamed of their carving; every word embroidered into the bow-case is beautiful. Long ago there was the sorrow of separation to mourn Qu [Yuan] Self-note: My wife had poems reading the Li Sao; I attained the reputation of a name compared to the collection of 'Separate Selection' original: "Biecai Ji"...