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p. 52

52 THE MINISTER MICHI-NOBU FUJIWARA

FUJIWARA NO MICHI-NOBU ASON

Akenureba
Kururu mono to wa
Shiri nagara
Nao urameshiki
Asaborake kana.

ALTHOUGH I know the gentle night
  Will surely follow morn,
Yet, when I'm wakened by the sun,
  Turn over, stretch and yawn--
  How I detest the dawn!

Michi-nobu lived in the tenth century. He is shown in the illustration with his wife on the verandah, watching the day break.

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