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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 75 by HAN SHAN

First Line: THE WIFE GOT TIRED OF WEAVING
Last Line: CRYING IN PAIN TO THE SKY
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; IDLENESS; MARRIAGE; LAZINESS; SLOTH; INDOLENCE; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES;
The wife got tired of weaving
the husband too lazy to hoe
he amused himself with a crossbow
she danced and strummed a lute
for cold bones clothes are urgent
for a full stomach food comes first
who cares about you now
crying in pain to the sky



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