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There is a solitary russet pear tree, |
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[But] its leaves are luxuriant. |
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Alone I walk unbefriended; -- |
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Is it because there are no other people? |
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But none are like the sons of one's father. |
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O ye travellers, |
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Why do ye not sympathize with me? |
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Without brothers as I am, |
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Why do ye not help me? |
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There is a solitary russet pear tree, |
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[But] its leaves are abundant. |
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Alone I walk uncared for; -- |
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Is it that there are not other people? |
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But none are like those of one's own surname. |
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O ye travellers, |
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Why do ye not sympathize with me? |
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Without brothers as I am, |
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Why do ye not help me? |
Published
by The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, © Copyright 2003
by Anne Kinney and the University of Virginia