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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 104 by HAN SHAN

First Line: RICH MEN MET IN AN ELEGANT HALL
Last Line: STRANGE TO BEGRUDGE LEFTOVER RAYS
Subject(s): CHINESE LITERATURE; GREED; WEALTH; AVARICE; CUPIDITY; RICHES; FORTUNES;

Rich men met in an elegant hall
the colored lanterns glowed so bright
then a man who had no candle
thought he would sit nearby
instead he was chased away
back to his place in the dark
how could more eyes ruin the light
strange to begrudge leftover rays



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