Five-character-quatrain DuFu THEEIGHT-SIDEDFORTRESS TheThreeKingdoms,divided,havebeenboundbyhisgreatness. TheEight-SidedFortressisfoundedonhisfame; Besidethechangingriver,itstandsstonyashisgrief That
Five-character-quatrain
Du Fu
THE EIGHT-SIDED FORTRESS
The Three Kingdoms, divided, have been bound by his greatness.
The Eight-Sided Fortress is founded on his fame;
Beside the changing river, it stands stony as his grief
That he never conquered the Kingdom of Wu.
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五言绝句
王之涣
登鹳雀楼
白日依山尽, 黄河入海流。
欲穷千里目, 更上一层楼。
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Five-character-quatrain
Wang Zhihuan
AT HERON LODGE
Mountains cover the white sun,
And oceans drain the golden river;
But you widen your view three hundred miles
By going up one flight of stairs.
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五言绝句
刘长卿
送灵澈
苍苍竹林寺, 杳杳钟声晚。
荷笠带斜阳, 青山独归远。
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Five-character-quatrain
Liu Changqing
ON PARTING WITH THE BUDDHIST PILGRIM LING CHE
From the temple, deep in its tender bamboos,
Comes the low sound of an evening bell,
While the hat of a pilgrim carries the sunset
Farther and farther down the green mountain.
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五言绝句
刘长卿
弹琴
泠泠七弦上, 静听松风寒。
古调虽自爱, 今人多不弹。
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Five-character-quatrain
Liu Changqing
ON HEARING A LUTE-PLAYER
Your seven strings are like the voice
Of a cold wind in the pines,
Singing old beloved songs
Which no one cares for any more.
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