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ARRIVING AT HSUN-YANG: 2, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: We are almost come to hsun-yang: how my thoughts are stirred
Last Line: They have taken the trouble, these civil people, to meet their new prefect!
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Travel; Journeys; Trips


We are almost come to Hsun-yang: how my thoughts are stirred
As we pass to the south of Yu Liang's tower and the east of P'en Port.
The forest trees are leafless and withered, -- after the mountain rain;
The roofs of the houses are hidden low among the river mists.
The horses, fed on water grass, are too weak to carry their load;
The cottage walls of wattle and thatch let the wind blow on one's bed.
In the distance I see red-wheeled coaches driving from the town-gate;
They have taken the trouble, these civil people, to meet their new Prefect!





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