Japanese LiteratureCOUPLETReading editionChapter navigation76 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterJapanese LiteratureGENJI MONOGATARICLASSICAL POETRY AND DRAMA OF JAPANEPIPHANIUS WILSON, A.M.GENJI MONOGATARIINTRODUCTIONChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIICLASSICAL POETRY OF JAPANINTRODUCTIONBALLADSON SEEING A DEAD BODYTHE MAIDEN OF UNÁHI[134]THE GRAVE OF THE MAIDEN OF UNÁHITHE MAIDEN OF KATSUSHIKATHE BEGGAR'S COMPLAINT[137]A SOLDIER'S REGRETS ON LEAVING HOMELOVE SONGSLOVE IS PAINHITOMARO TO HIS MISTRESSNO TIDINGSHOMEWARDTHE MAIDEN AND THE DOGLOVE IS ALLHUSBAND AND WIFEHE COMES NOTHE AND SHETHE PEARLSA DAMSEL CROSSING A BRIDGESECRET LOVETHE OMEN[143]A MAIDEN'S LAMENTRAIN AND SNOWMOUNT MIKASHEVENINGELEGIESON THE DEATH OF THE POET'S MISTRESSELEGY ON THE POET'S WIFEON THE DEATH OF PRINCE HINAMION THE DEATH OF THE NUN RIGUWAÑON THE POET'S SON FURUBISHORT STANZA ON THE SAME OCCASIONMISCELLANEOUS POEMSTHE MIKADO'S BOW[149]SPRING AND AUTUMNSPRINGRECOLLECTIONS OF MY CHILDRENTHE BROOK OF HATSÚSELINES TO A FRIENDA VERY ANCIENT ODETHE BRIDGE TO HEAVEN[150]ODE TO THE CUCKOOTHE ASCENT OF MOUNT TSUKÚBACOUPLETSHORT STANZASTHE DRAMA OF JAPANNAKAMITSUPART IPART IIABSTRACTIONPrevious chapter ←THE ASCENT OF MOUNT TSUKÚBANext chapter →SHORT STANZASAll chapters and sections (76)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsJapanese LiteratureGENJI MONOGATARICLASSICAL POETRY AND DRAMA OF JAPANEPIPHANIUS WILSON, A.M.GENJI MONOGATARIINTRODUCTIONChapters1234567891011121314151617Other sectionsCLASSICAL POETRY OF JAPANINTRODUCTIONBALLADSON SEEING A DEAD BODYTHE MAIDEN OF UNÁHI[134]THE GRAVE OF THE MAIDEN OF UNÁHITHE MAIDEN OF KATSUSHIKATHE BEGGAR'S COMPLAINT[137]A SOLDIER'S REGRETS ON LEAVING HOMELOVE SONGSLOVE IS PAINHITOMARO TO HIS MISTRESSNO TIDINGSHOMEWARDTHE MAIDEN AND THE DOGLOVE IS ALLHUSBAND AND WIFEHE COMES NOTHE AND SHETHE PEARLSA DAMSEL CROSSING A BRIDGESECRET LOVETHE OMEN[143]A MAIDEN'S LAMENTRAIN AND SNOWMOUNT MIKASHEVENINGELEGIESON THE DEATH OF THE POET'S MISTRESSELEGY ON THE POET'S WIFEON THE DEATH OF PRINCE HINAMION THE DEATH OF THE NUN RIGUWAÑON THE POET'S SON FURUBISHORT STANZA ON THE SAME OCCASIONMISCELLANEOUS POEMSTHE MIKADO'S BOW[149]SPRING AND AUTUMNSPRINGRECOLLECTIONS OF MY CHILDRENTHE BROOK OF HATSÚSELINES TO A FRIENDA VERY ANCIENT ODETHE BRIDGE TO HEAVEN[150]ODE TO THE CUCKOOTHE ASCENT OF MOUNT TSUKÚBACOUPLETSHORT STANZASTHE DRAMA OF JAPANNAKAMITSUParts12Part 2 · Other sectionsABSTRACTIONWhen the great men of old pass'd by this way, Could e'en their pleasures vie with ours to-day?◇Anon.◇FOOTNOTES:← THE ASCENT OF MOUNT TSUKÚBASHORT STANZAS →