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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 81, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: I labored in vain reciting the three histories
Last Line: Every year with a season of green
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Disappointment; Education
First Line: I labored in vain reciting the three histories
Last Line: Every year with a season of green
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Disappointment; Education
I labored in vain reciting the Three Histories
I wasted my time reading the Five Classics
I've grown old checking yellow scrolls
recording the usual everyday names
Continued Hardship was my fortune
Emptiness and Danger govern my life
I can't match riverside trees
every year with a season of green
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