Quotes by Matsuo Bashō
3 quotes by Matsuo Bashō (died 1694), taken from Hokku. Each is given word for word, with its work, its passage and its source.
Hokku
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“An ancient pond! / With a sound from the water / Of the frog as it plunges in.”
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“I come weary, / In search of an inn— / Ah! these wistaria flowers!”
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“'Twas the new moon’s light / Since then I have watched it, and waited / And lo! — to-night!”