How many of these timeless masterpieces do you know?
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There are many poems that we often recite out loud, such as \"In the eyes of a lover, everyone looks like Xi Shi\" and \"How tender is the heart of parents everywhere.\" Yet few people know what the line before or after these poems is. How many of these well-known classic verses do you know?
One general’s achievements come at the cost of countless lives. By Cao Song of the Tang Dynasty, from “The Year Jihai”. The lands and rivers of this land are now part of the battlefield; how can its people find joy in living? Do not speak of becoming a noble; one general’s success comes at the cost of countless lives.
In the eyes of a lover, even an ordinary person appears beautiful. From Huang Zeng’s Collection of Hangzhou Proverbs and Poems, from the Qing dynasty: Beauty does not ensnare those who are not attracted to it; in the eyes of a lover, even an ordinary person seems like Xi Shi. Fated to meet despite distances, three smiles are but folly of a fool.
Fated souls meet despite great distances. I thought the next line would be: Unfated ones never meet even when face to face
Do not laugh at me for lying drunk on the battlefield; the next line is:
Now change it to: Don’t laugh at me, drunk in the tavern
This post was last edited by lvyj1978 on 2016-7-12 at 14:22. Business has been really tough lately; P
A glass of fine wine in a luminous cup; eager to drink, the lute urges on. Do not laugh at me lying drunk on the battlefield; throughout history, how many have returned from war?