Introduction to Literary Chinese - Lesson 35, Text 2

Adapted from the 1927 book by J. Brandt
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[a]。時切遐思。正擬修書馳候。忽奉雲翰先頒。披誦之餘。敬悉
[b]。想
。[c]。曷勝歡頌。茲奉上薄禮。以表賀忱。尙乞笑納。
[d]。勿嫌輶褻爲幸。肅函敬賀。並頌儷安。

Notes

[a] 久違雅範

[b] 閣下得占弄璋之喜

[c] 天上石麟。他日定屬棟樑之器

[d] 千里鵝毛

This expression is an abbreviation of the following saying:

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