Japanese Plays and Playfellows — Chapter 9

"It ver et Venus, et veris prænuntius antePennatus graditur Zephyrus, vestigia propterFlora quibus mater præspargens ante viaïCuncta coloribus egregiis et odoribus opplet."

Name of Girl—Ito Matsutaké.Age—Eighteen years.Dwelling-place—Asakusa, Daimachi 18.Father's name—Ito Nobuta.

Parent's name—Ito Nobuta.Witness's name—Kimoto Nagao.Landlord's name—Yamada Isoh.Proprietor's name—Minami Kakichi.Name of Kashi-zashiki—House of the Dragon Cape.

"riddle that one shrinksTo challenge from the scornful sphinx."

Could I but live likeButterflies flitting,Settling together,Free, on the moor!

The hill-girl's bodyIs sold for silver:Poor, seedless hill-rose,A prison-flower!