to see for t a blur of ain --

    And ting in our bowels....

    t us, tattooed people --

    And not even letters, to keep us in touch home.

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    七言律诗

    刘禹锡

    西塞山怀古

    王浚楼船下益州， 金陵王气黯然收。

    千寻铁锁沈江底， 一片降旛出石头。

    人世几回伤往事， 山形依旧枕寒流。

    从今四海为家日， 故垒萧萧芦荻秋。

    Seven-cer-regular-verse

    Liu Yuxi

    tS OF OLD tIME At ESt FORt MOUNtAIN

    Since ang Jun brougowering ships down from Yizhou,

    t y of Nanjing.

    ten t of iron co ttom --

    And tone....

    Cycles of co t,

    ill tain dignity he cold river;

    And noed,

    And ts fill umn reeds.

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    元稹

    遣悲怀之一

    谢公最小偏怜女， 自嫁黔娄百事乖。

    顾我无衣搜荩箧， 泥他沽酒拔金钗。

    野蔬充膳甘长藿， 落叶添薪仰古槐。

    今日俸钱过十万， 与君营奠复营斋。

    Seven-cer-regular-verse

    Yuan Zhen

    AN ELEGY I

    O youngest, best-loved daughter of Xie,

    his penniless scholar,

    You patc,

    And I coaxed off your o buy h;

    For dinner we o pick wild herbs --

    And to use dry locust-leaves for our kindling.

    ...today thousand --

    And all t I can bring to you is a temple sacrifice.

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    元稹

    遣悲怀之二

    昔日戏言身后事， 今朝都到眼前来。

    衣裳已施行看尽， 针线犹存未忍开。

    尚想旧情怜婢仆， 也曾因梦送钱财。

    诚知此恨人人有， 贫贱夫妻百事哀。

    Seven-cer-regular-verse

    Yuan Zhen

    AN ElEGY II

    e joked, long ago, about one of us dying,

    But suddenly, before my eyes, you are gone.

    Almost all your clothes