PART II
Arthur Waley translation
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Introduction105
By Po Chü-i:
An Early Levée115
Being on Duty all night in the Palace and dreaming of the Hsien-yu Temple116
Passing T’ien-mēn Street in Ch’ang-an and seeing a distant View of Chung-nan Mountain116
The Letter117
Rejoicing at the Arrival of Ch’ēn Hsiung118
Golden Bells119
Remembering Golden Bells120
Illness120
The Dragon of the Black Pool121
The Grain-tribute123
The People of Tao-chou123
The Old Harp125
The Harper of Chao125
The Flower Market126
The Prisoner127
The Chancellor’s Gravel-drive131
The Man who Dreamed of Fairies132
Magic134
The Two Red Towers135
The Charcoal-seller137
The Politician138
The Old Man with the Broken Arm139
Kept waiting in the Boat at Chiu-k’ou Ten Days by an adverse Wind142
On Board Ship: Reading Yüan Chēn’s Poems142
Arriving at Hsün-yang143
Madly Singing in the Mountains144
Releasing a migrant “Yen” (wild Goose)145
To a Portrait Painter who desired him to sit146
Separation147
Having climbed to the topmost Peak of the Incense-burner Mountain148
Eating Bamboo-shoots149
The Red Cockatoo149
After Lunch150
Alarm at first entering the Yang-tze Gorges150
On being removed from Hsün-yang and sent to Chung-chou151
Planting Flowers on the Eastern Embankment152
Children153
Pruning Trees154
Being visited by a Friend during Illness155
On the way to Hangchow: Anchored on the River at Night155
Stopping the Night at Jung-yang156
The Silver Spoon156
The Hat given to the Poet by Li Chien157
The Big Rug157
After getting Drunk, becoming Sober in the Night158
Realizing the Futility of Life158
Rising Late and Playing with A-ts’ui, aged Two159
On a Box containing his own Works160
On being Sixty161
Climbing the Terrace of Kuan-yin and looking at the City162
Climbing the Ling Ying Terrace and looking North162
Going to the Mountains with a little Dancing Girl, aged Fifteen163
Dreaming of Yüan Chēn163
A Dream of Mountaineering164
Ease165
On hearing someone sing a Poem by Yüan Chēn165
The Philosophers166
Taoism and Buddhism167
Last Poem168