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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 128, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: A courteous handsome young man
Last Line: This is how books fool us
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Deception; Poverty; Scholarship & Scholars
First Line: A courteous handsome young man
Last Line: This is how books fool us
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Deception; Poverty; Scholarship & Scholars
A courteous handsome young man
well-versed in the classics and histories
people address him Sir
everyone calls him a scholar
but he hasn't found a position yet
and doesn't know how to farm
in winter he wears a tattered robe
this is how books fool us
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