 From the time when the imperial court was at Ōtsu in Ōmi through the period of the Fujiwara court at Yamato, grand august government filled the heavens and reached to every nook and cranny of the earth; and thanks to this glorious tranquility, literary expression was blessed with beauty and elegance. (Engishiki norito kai jo, KKMZ:SH 1: 446 author translation)