History & Politics
By the Purple Cliff
Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu (1929) · From The Jade Mountain (1929)
History & Politics
On a part of a spear still unrusted in the sand
I have burnished the symbol of an ancient kingdom. . . .
Except for a wind aiding General Chou Yu,
Spring would have sealed both Ch'iao girls in Copper-Bird Palace.
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MLA
Mu, Tu. “By the Purple Cliff.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tu-mu/5/.
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Mu, Tu. “By the Purple Cliff.” Translated by Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tu-mu/5/.
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