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Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM Respectfully Presented to Yan (8) [Wu] of the Chancellery 317 Mountain birds will marvel at scholar robes, 16 boys in the wilds will look at the standards of Han.
Frontier ale, metal cups lined in a row, Yi tribal songs, as they hold up jade plates.
The grasses succulent, Tibetan horses grow strong, 20 the snow may be heavy, but their felt tents are dry.
Be cautious contributing to making plans, from this moment on straighten your wings.
When you return, you can take authority, 24 one morning spiraling upward ninety thousand leagues.
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16 Respectfully Presented to Yan (8) [Wu] of the Chancellery In the imperial entourage you mount the yellow tower,2 a distinguished lord of singularly tender years.
A dragon who has gotten clouds and rain, 4 a falcon in the autumn skies.
Your treatment of guests allows a certain laxness, our offices allow us to have contact. 3 1 *Peng bird. 2 The ? yellow tower? was a term for the Chancellery. 3 Yan Wu was the Supervising Secretary ( jishi zhong) in the Chancellery; Du Fu? s post as Reminder was also a Chancellery post. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 318 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ?
Your treatment of guests allows a certain laxness, our offices allow us to have contact. 3 1 *Peng bird. 2 The ? yellow tower? was a term for the Chancellery. 3 Yan Wu was the Supervising Secretary ( jishi zhong) in the Chancellery; Du Fu? s post as Reminder was also a Chancellery post. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 318 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ?
