Does anyone know on the list where this poem came
from since it fits well into my research DUI and wine for my book but cannot
place it. Tried the library at the University and I was told I need
more information. I found it in a parchment format in a second-hand book
shop. The owner said it has been there for as long as she
can remember tucked into another book.
When the palace is wild of lust,
And the country is wild for hunting;
When wine is sweet, and music the
delight;
When there are lofty roofs and carved
walls;
The existence of any one of these things
Has never been but the prelude to
ruin.
J.L.
Who is JL?
I guess it could be James Legge but then that
stretching it a little..even by my standards. However, if it is then
maybe it is Chinese. However, I came up empty handed when I looked his
work up.
Martin