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Some Chinese Ghosts : 9781518792748
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Some Chinese Ghosts : 9781518792748
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The water-clock marks the hour in the Ta-chung sz', -in the Tower of the Great Bell: now the mallet is lifted to smite the lips of the metal monster, -the vast lips inscribed with Buddhist texts from the sacred Fa-hwa-King, from the chapters of the holy Ling-yen-King! Hear the great bell responding!-how mighty her voice, though tongueless!-KO-NGAI! All the little dragons on the high-tilted eaves of the green roofs shiver to the tips of their gilded tails under that deep wave of sound; all the porcelain gargoyles tremble on their carven perches; all the hundred little bells of the pagodas quiver with desire to speak. KO-NGAI!-all the green-and-gold tiles of the temple are vibrating; the wooden goldfish above them are writhing against the sky; the uplifted finger of Fo shakes high over the heads of the worshippers through the blue fog of incense! KO-NGAI!-What a thunder tone was tha
| Author: Lafcadio Hearn |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Nov 11, 2015 |
| Number of Pages: 62 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 151879274X |
| ISBN-13: 9781518792748 |
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