“I shall be unhappy without loneliness.”

—  Bashō Matsuo

Classical Japanese Database, Translation #41 http://carlsensei.com/classical/index.php/translation/view/41 of a Saga Diary excerpt (Translation: Robert Hass) <br class="br">Statements

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