CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION xix
LI T'AI-PO. (A.D. 701-762)
Songs of the Marches 1
Battle to the South of the City 5
The Perils of the Shu Road 6
Looking at the Moon After Rain 9
The Lonely Wife 10
The Pleasures Within the Palace 12
The Young Girls of Yüeh 13
Written in the Character of a Beautiful Woman 14
Songs to the Peonies 16
Spring Grief and Resentment 18
The Palace Woman and the Dragon Robes 19
The Nanking Wine-Shop 20
Fêng Huang T'ai 21
The Northern Flight 22
Fighting to the South of the City 24
The Crosswise River 26
On Hearing the Buddhist Priest Play his Table-Lute 27
Ch'ang Kan 28
Sorrow During a Clear Autumn 30
Poignant Grief During a Sunny Spring 32
Two Poems Written to Ts'ui (the Official) 34
Sent as a Parting Gift to the Second Official 35
The Song of the White Clouds 36
Wind-Bound at the New Forest Reach 37
At the Ancestral Shrine of King Yao 38
Drinking Alone in the Moonlight. I 39
Drinking Alone in the Moonlight. II 40
Statement of Resolutions After Being Drunk 41
River Chant 42
Separated by Imperial Summons 44
A Woman Sings 46
The Palace Woman and the Soldiers' Cook 47
The Sorrel Horse 48
A Beautiful Woman Encountered on a Field-Path 49
Saying Good-Bye to a Friend 50
Descending the Extreme South Mountain 51
The Terraced Road 52
Hearing a Bamboo Flute in the City of Lo Yang 54
The Retreat of Hsieh Kung 55
A Traveller Comes to the Old Terrace of Su 56
The Rest-House on the Clear Wan River 57
Drinking Song 58
Answer to an Affectionate Invitation 60
Parrot Island 61
The Honourable Lady Chao 62
Thinking of the Frontier 63
A Song of Resentment 64
Picking Willow 66
Autumn River Song 67
Visiting the Taoist Priest 68
Reply to an Unrefined Person 69
Reciting Verses by Moonlight 70
Passing the Night at the White Heron Island 71
Ascending the Three Chasms 72
Parting from Yang, a Hill Man 73
Night Thoughts 74
The Serpent Mound 75
Old Tai's Wine-Shop 76
Drinking in the T'ao Pavilion 77
Song for the Hour When the Crows Roost 78
Poem Sent to the Official Wang 79
Drinking Alone on the Rock in the River 80
A Farewell Banquet 81
Taking Leave of Tu Fu 82
The Moon Over the Mountain Pass 83
The Taking-Up of Arms 84
A Song of the Rest-House of Deep Trouble 85
The "Looking-For-Husband" Rock 86
After Being Separated for a Long Time 87
Bitter Jealousy in the Palace of the High Gate 88
Eternally Thinking of Each Other 89
Passionate Grief 91
Sung to the Air: "The Mantzŭ like an Idol" 92
At the Yellow Crane Tower. 93
In Deep Thought, Gazing at the Moon 94
Thoughts from a Thousand Li 95
Word-Pattern 96
The Heaven's Gate Mountains 97
On Hearing that Wang Ch'ang-ling Had Been Exiled 98
Parting Gift to Wang Lun 99
Saying Good-Bye to a Friend Going to the Plum-Flower Lake 100
A Poem Sent to Tu Fu 101
Bidding Good-Bye to Yin Shu 102
TU FU. (A.D. 712-770)
A Visit to the Fêng Hsien Temple 103
The Thatched House Unroofed by an Autumn Gale 104
The River Village 106
The Excursion 107
The Recruiting Officers 109
Crossing the Frontier. I 111
Crossing the Frontier. II 112
The Sorceress Gorge 113
Thinking of Li Po on a Spring Day 114
At the Edge of Heaven 115
Sent to Li Po as a Gift 116
A Toast for Mêng Yün-ch'ing 117
Moon Night 118
PO CHÜ-I (A.D. 772-846)
Hearing the Early Oriole 119
LIU YÜ-HSI (Circa A.D. 844)
The City of Stones 120
NIU HSI-CHI. (Circa A.D. 733)
Sung to the Tune of "The Unripe Hawthorn Berry" 121
WANG WEI. (A.D. 699-759)
After an Imperial Audience 122
The Blue-Green Stream 123
Farm House on the Wei Stream 124
CH'IU WEI. (Circa A.D. 700)
Seeking for the Hermit of the West Hill 125
CHI WU-CH'IEN. (Circa A.D. 733)
Floating on the Pool of Jo Ya 126
MÊNG CHIAO. (Circa A.D. 790)
Sung to the Air: "The Wanderer" 127
WEI YING-WU. (Circa A.D. 850)
Farewell Words to the Daughter of Yang 128
WÊN T'ING-YÜN. (Circa A.D. 850)
Sung to the Air: "Looking South" 130
DESCENDANT OF FOUNDER SOUTHERN T'ANG DYNASTY. (Circa A.D. 960)
Together We Know Happiness 131
T'AO YÜAN-MING. (A.D. 365-427)
Once More Fields and Gardens 132
ANONYMOUS. LIANG DYNASTY (A.D. 502-557)
Song of the Snapped Willow 134
AUTHORSHIP UNCERTAIN. CHOU DYNASTY. REIGN OF KING HSÜAN. (826-781 B.C.)
The Cloudy River 135
EMPEROR WU OF HAN. (156-87 B.C.)
To the Air: "The Fallen Leaves" 139
EMPEROR CHAO OF HAN. (94-73 B.C.)
Early Autumn at the Pool of Sprinkling Water 140
EMPEROR LING OF LATER HAN. (A.D. 156-189)
Proclaiming the Joy of Certain Hours 141
PAN CHIEH-YÜ. (Circa 32 B.C.)
Song of Grief 142
CHIANG TS'AI-P'IN. (Circa A.D. 750)
Letter of Thanks for Precious Pearls 143
YANG KUEI-FEI. (Circa A.D. 750)
Dancing 144
LIANG DYNASTY. (A.D. 502-557)
Songs of the Courtesans 145
MOTHER OF THE LORD OF SUNG. (Circa 600 B.C.)
The Great Ho River 147
 
WRITTEN PICTURES  
An Evening Meeting 151
The Emperor's Return 152
Portrait of Beautiful Concubine 153
Calligraphy 154
The Palace Blossoms 155
One Goes a Journey 156
From the Straw Hut Among the Seven Peaks 157
On the Classic of the Hills and Sea 159
The Hermit 160
After How Many Years 161
The Inn at the Mountain Pass 164
Li T'ai-po Meditates 165
Pair of Scrolls 166
Two Panels 167
The Return 168
Evening Calm 169
Fishing Picture 170
Spring. Summer. Autumn 171
NOTES. 173
KEY TO PLAN OF CHINESE HOUSE 223
TABLE OF CHINESE HISTORICAL PERIODS 227

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