One hears of your solely,
As a man who abhors the world.
I can only hope,
Your mind be not detained,
By this transient lodging.
- poem of Saigyo, attributes to the courtesan of Eguchi
Siagyo(1118-90) :
A Shingon priest of the late Heian period famous for his wanderings and admired as a poet. Eguchi was located within the modern city of Osaka. Saigyo is said to have stooped there one evening and asked for lodging, prompting the above reply by the courtesan.
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