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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 57 by HAN SHAN

First Line: A LIKABLE EXCELLENT FELLOW
Last Line: HE DOESN'T PASS ON THE ETERNAL LAMP
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; MEN; MORTALITY;

A likable excellent fellow
physically quite imposing
not yet thirty springs or autumns
with talents by the hundred
he summons the brave with golden bridles
he gathers good men with dishes of jade
he only lacks one thing
he doesn't pass on the eternal lamp



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