When a Hundred Poem Sequence was presented to former Emperor Gotoba in Kenpo 4 [1216].

秋の夜の月にいくたびながめして物おもふことの身につもるらん

aki no yo no tsuki ni ikutabi nagameshite mono’omou koto no mi ni tsumoruran

Upon an autumn night’s Moon how many times Have I gazed out, while Gloomy thoughts Pile ever higher upon me?[i]

Consultant Masatsune

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[i] An allusive variation on SIS VIII: 432.