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.