they become spoilt. Such would be decidedly better if they had less sentiment, and more sense.
He wants a partner who can soothe him and talk politics. It shows that these Heian men were looking for intellectual equals.
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airly skilled in the arts of poetry or music, which she may have acquired by her own exertions alone, unaided, I
He’s talking about finding a beautiful, talented girl living in a run-down house with a "scary" dad. It’s the trope of finding someone "pure" who hasn't been ruined by the flashy court life. Meanwhile, Genji is falling asleep during the conversation. It shows how Genji is both the center of attention and slightly above the talk his friends are doing.
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how difficult it is to meet with a fair creature, of whom one can say, ‘This is, indeed, the one; here is, at last, perfection.’ There are, indeed, many who fascinate; many who are ready with their pens, and who, when occasion
Tô-no-Chiûjiô is complaining that parents and friends always talk up a girl’s skills in music and poetry, but when you actually meet them, it’s a letdown.
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