Perpetually casting my fish-line like Yen Ling.

Yen Ling is one of the names of the philosopher Yen Kuang. (See Note 75.)

[THE REST-HOUSE OF DEEP TROUBLE]

Note 101.

At Chin Ling, the tavern where travellers part is called the Rest-House of Deep Trouble.

An inn fifteen li South of the district in which Chin Ling (Nanking) stands.

Note 102.

Like K'ang Lo I climb on board the dull travelling boat.

K'ang Lo is a pseudonym for the poet Hsieh Ling-yün, who lived in the Fifth Century A.D.

Note 103.