d in the sand

    I  kingdom....

    Except for a wind aiding General Zhou Yu,

    Spring would h Qiao girls in CopperBird Palace.

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    七言绝句

    杜牧

    泊秦淮

    烟笼寒水月笼沙， 夜泊秦淮近酒家。

    商女不知亡国恨， 隔江犹唱后庭花。

    Seven-cer-quatrain

    Du Mu

    A MOORING ON thE QIN hUAI RIVER

    Mist veils tream, and moonlighe sand,

    As I moor in tavern,

    of a perished kingdom,

    Gaily ecyard Flowers.

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    七言绝句

    杜牧

    寄扬州韩绰判官

    青山隐隐水迢迢， 秋尽江南草未凋。

    二十四桥明月夜， 玉人何处教吹箫。

    Seven-cer-quatrain

    Du Mu

    A MESSAGE tO RAtE

    t green mountains and far green ers,

    And grasses in t yet faded by autumn;

    And clear in ty-Four Bridges,

    Girls eace-music.

    293

    七言绝句

    杜牧

    遣怀

    落魄江湖载酒行， 楚腰纤细掌中轻。

    十年一觉扬州梦， 赢得青楼薄幸名。

    Seven-cer-quatrain

    Du Mu

    A CONFESSION

    ittle, ching by river and lake

    For a lady so tiny as to dance on my palm,

    I aer dreaming ten years in Yangzhou,

    Knoreet of Blue houses.

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    杜牧

    秋夕

    银烛秋光冷画屏， 轻罗小扇扑流萤。

    天阶夜色凉如水， 坐看牵牛织女星。

    Seven-cer-quatrain

    Du Mu

    IN tUMN NIGht

    is silvery on  screen.

    tle silk fan is for fireflies....

    Scaircase cold in the moon,

    And tars parted by the River of heaven.

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    七言绝句

    杜牧

    赠别之一

    娉娉袅袅十三余， 豆蔻梢头二月初。

    春风十里扬州路， 卷上珠帘总不如。

    Seven-cer-quatrain