Hills of Han: A Romantic Incident
Hills of Han,
Slumber on! The sunlight, dying,
Lingers on your terraced tops;
Yellow stream and willow sighing,
Field of twice ten thousand crops
Breathe their misty lullabying,
Breathe a life that nei'er stops.
Spin your chart of ancient wonder,
Fold your hands within your sleeve,
Samuel Merwin
HILLS OF HAN
A Romantic Incident
Illustrated by Walt Louderback
1919
NOTE
HILLS OF HAN
CHAPTER I—THE SOLITARY
CHAPTER II—ROMANCE
CHAPTER III—THE SHEPHERD
CHAPTER IV—THE RIDDLE OF LIFE, AND OF DEATH
CHAPTER V—IN T'AINAN
CHAPTER VI—CATASTROPHE
CHAPTER VII—LOVE IS A TROUBLE
CHAPTER VIII—THE WAYFARER
CHAPTER IX—KNOTTED LIVES
CHAPTER X—GRANITE
CHAPTER XI—EMOTION
CHAPTER XII—STORM CENTER
CHAPTER XIII—THE PLEDGE
CHAPTER XIV—DILEMMA
CHAPTER XV—THE HILLS
CHAPTER XVI—DESTINY
CHAPTER XVII—APPARITION
CHAPTER XVIII—THE DARK
CHAPTER XIX—LIVING THROUGH
CHAPTER XX—LIGHT
CHAPTER XXI—THE SOULS OF MEN
CHAPTER XXII—BEGINNINGS