시를 짓다 막힐까 봐 찻잔을 가까이하고
책 읽기에 미쳐 촛불을 켜놓고 밤을 세웠네.
오직 당신을 만나고 나니 눈이 번쩍 뜨이고
요즘 와서 내 글이 갑자기 빛을 더하게 되었네.
-조선 후기 남인(南人) 정승 채제공(蔡濟恭, 1720 ~ 1799)
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Gathering in Yeomeup to Compose Verses on Assigned Rhymes
Lest I get stuck composing poetry, I keep my teacup close,
Enraptured by reading, I burned the midnight oil by candlelight.
Only after meeting you did my eyes truly open,
And lately, my writing has suddenly gathered new brilliance.
— Chae Je-gong (1720–1799), High State Councillor of the Namin (Southern) Faction in Late Joseon
