Actually I really like 'the reason you don't know why I'm upset is frankly because you don't want to know--if you wanted to know, it'd be pretty fucking obvious to you' as a note for this to hit.
So these trees are ornamental and of use, and this person wants to be of use but has instead been scorned and relegated to some runner-up scholar position.
I believe 'the verge of license' indicates the scholar is dangerously close to speaking his mind too freely and criticising people he shouldn't, because he's pissed about being overlooked.
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Re: 109. 園有桃 - Yuan You Tao
Date: 2021-02-10 03:47 pm (UTC)So these trees are ornamental and of use, and this person wants to be of use but has instead been scorned and relegated to some runner-up scholar position.
I believe 'the verge of license' indicates the scholar is dangerously close to speaking his mind too freely and criticising people he shouldn't, because he's pissed about being overlooked.