Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PROTEST IN THE SIXTH YEAR OF CH'IEN FU (A.D. 879), by TS'AO SUNG First Line: The hills and rivers of the lowland country Last Line: Is made out of ten thousand corpses. Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Freedom; Protest, Social; Liberty | ||||||||
THE hills and rivers of the lowland country You have made your battle-ground. How do you suppose the people who live there Will procure "firewood and hay"? Do not let me hear you talking together About titles and promotions; For a single general's reputation Is made out of ten thousand corpses. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE THE WILD SWAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE QUARTET IN F MAJOR by WILLIAM MEREDITH CROSS THAT LINE by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER LINES WRITTEN TO HIS WIFE [WHILE ON A VISIT TO UPPER INDIA] by REGINALD HEBER |
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