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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 174 by HAN SHAN

First Line: A RESOLUTE WILL CAN'T BE ROLLED UP
Last Line: WHAT A WASTE OF TIME
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE;

A resolute will can't be rolled up
you should know I'm no mat
I wander the woods and mountains
or lie on a boulder alone
sophists come to entreat me
offer me jade and gold
chisel through rock to plant brambles
what a waste of time



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