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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 258, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Get your own clothes if you're cold
Last Line: There's never enough food and clothes
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Clothing & Dress; Food & Eating; Self-reliance
First Line: Get your own clothes if you're cold
Last Line: There's never enough food and clothes
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Clothing & Dress; Food & Eating; Self-reliance
Get your own clothes if you're cold
don't ask a fox for a robe
find your own food if you're hungry
don't ask a goat for a meal
relying on hides and meat
you'll harbor regrets and sorrows
once your conscience is gone
there's never enough food and clothes
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