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ONE OF THE HUNDRED VIEWS OF FUJI, BY HOKUSAI by AMY LOWELL

Poet Analysis

First Line: BEING THIRSTY, / I FILLED A CUP WITH WATER
Last Line: like a dropped leaf!
Subject(s): HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA (1760-1849); FUJI, MOUNT; THIRST;
Being thirsty,
I filled a cup with water,
And, behold! Fuji-yama lay upon the water
like a dropped leaf !



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