There is still half the time left for contemplation.
(The player who wears spectacles drinks.)
The beaded blinds hide the faces of the roses.
(The pock-marked player drinks.)
He who is in love with the flowers regrets that they have no voices.
(The silent man drinks.)
The cries of modern ghosts mingle with the cries of ancient spectres,
(The doctor drinks.)”
It will be seen that in China the pleasure of drinking does not lack in those gaieties with which wine is always accompanied.
