Chapter LI: T'ai-Po. (a.d. 701-762)

Songs of the Marches 1

Battle to the South of the City 5

The Perils of the Shu Road 6

Looking at the Moon After Rain 9

The Lonely Wife 10

The Pleasures Within the Palace 12

The Young Girls of Yüeh 13

Written in the Character of a Beautiful Woman 14

Songs to the Peonies 16

Spring Grief and Resentment 18

The Palace Woman and the Dragon Robes 19

The Nanking Wine-Shop 20

Fêng Huang T'ai 21

The Northern Flight 22

Fighting to the South of the City 24

The Crosswise River 26

On Hearing the Buddhist Priest Play his Table-Lute 27

Ch'ang Kan 28

Sorrow During a Clear Autumn 30

Poignant Grief During a Sunny Spring 32

Two Poems Written to Ts'ui (the Official) 34

Sent as a Parting Gift to the Second Official 35

The Song of the White Clouds 36

Wind-Bound at the New Forest Reach 37

At the Ancestral Shrine of King Yao 38

Drinking Alone in the Moonlight. I 39

Drinking Alone in the Moonlight. II 40

Statement of Resolutions After Being Drunk 41

River Chant 42

Separated by Imperial Summons 44

A Woman Sings 46

The Palace Woman and the Soldiers' Cook 47

The Sorrel Horse 48

A Beautiful Woman Encountered on a Field-Path 49

Saying Good-Bye to a Friend 50

Descending the Extreme South Mountain 51

The Terraced Road 52

Hearing a Bamboo Flute in the City of Lo Yang 54

The Retreat of Hsieh Kung 55

A Traveller Comes to the Old Terrace of Su 56

The Rest-House on the Clear Wan River 57

Drinking Song 58

Answer to an Affectionate Invitation 60

Parrot Island 61

The Honourable Lady Chao 62

Thinking of the Frontier 63

A Song of Resentment 64

Picking Willow 66

Autumn River Song 67

Visiting the Taoist Priest 68

Reply to an Unrefined Person 69

Reciting Verses by Moonlight 70

Passing the Night at the White Heron Island 71

Ascending the Three Chasms 72

Parting from Yang, a Hill Man 73

Night Thoughts 74

The Serpent Mound 75

Old Tai's Wine-Shop 76

Drinking in the T'ao Pavilion 77

Song for the Hour When the Crows Roost 78

Poem Sent to the Official Wang 79

Drinking Alone on the Rock in the River 80

A Farewell Banquet 81

Taking Leave of Tu Fu 82

The Moon Over the Mountain Pass 83

The Taking-Up of Arms 84

A Song of the Rest-House of Deep Trouble 85

The "Looking-For-Husband" Rock 86

After Being Separated for a Long Time 87

Bitter Jealousy in the Palace of the High Gate 88

Eternally Thinking of Each Other 89

Passionate Grief 91

Sung to the Air: "The Mantzŭ like an Idol" 92

At the Yellow Crane Tower. 93

In Deep Thought, Gazing at the Moon 94

Thoughts from a Thousand Li 95

Word-Pattern 96

The Heaven's Gate Mountains 97

On Hearing that Wang Ch'ang-ling Had Been Exiled 98

Parting Gift to Wang Lun 99

Saying Good-Bye to a Friend Going to the Plum-Flower
Lake 100

A Poem Sent to Tu Fu 101

Bidding Good-Bye to Yin Shu 102

TU FU. (A.D. 712-770)

A Visit to the Fêng Hsien Temple 103

The Thatched House Unroofed by an Autumn Gale 104

The River Village 106

The Excursion 107

The Recruiting Officers 109

Crossing the Frontier. I 111

Crossing the Frontier. II 112

The Sorceress Gorge 113

Thinking of Li Po on a Spring Day 114

At the Edge of Heaven 115

Sent to Li Po as a Gift 116

A Toast for Mêng Yün-ch'ing 117

Moon Night 118

PO CHÜ-I (A.D. 772-846)

Hearing the Early Oriole 119

LIU YÜ-HSI (_Circa_ A.D. 844)

The City of Stones 120

NIU HSI-CHI. (_Circa_ A.D. 733)

Sung to the Tune of "The Unripe Hawthorn Berry" 121

WANG WEI. (A.D. 699-759)

After an Imperial Audience 122

The Blue-Green Stream 123

Farm House on the Wei Stream 124

CH'IU WEI. (_Circa_ A.D. 700)

Seeking for the Hermit of the West Hill 125

CHI WU-CH'IEN. (Circa A.D. 733)

Floating on the Pool of Jo Ya 126

MÊNG CHIAO. (_Circa_ A.D. 790)

Sung to the Air: "The Wanderer" 127

WEI YING-WU. (_Circa_ A.D. 850)

Farewell Words to the Daughter of Yang 128

WÊN T'ING-YÜN. (_Circa_ A.D. 850)

Sung to the Air: "Looking South" 130

DESCENDANT OF FOUNDER SOUTHERN T'ANG
DYNASTY. (_Circa_ A.D. 960)

Together We Know Happiness 131

T'AO YÜAN-MING. (A.D. 365-427)

Once More Fields and Gardens 132

ANONYMOUS. LIANG DYNASTY (A.D. 502-557)
Song of the Snapped Willow 134

AUTHORSHIP UNCERTAIN. CHOU DYNASTY. REIGN OF KING HSÜAN.
(826-781 B.C.)
The Cloudy River 135

EMPEROR WU OF HAN. (156-87 B.C.)
To the Air: "The Fallen Leaves" 139

EMPEROR CHAO OF HAN. (94-73 B.C.)
Early Autumn at the Pool of Sprinkling Water 140

EMPEROR LING OF LATER HAN. (A.D. 156-189)
Proclaiming the Joy of Certain Hours 141

PAN CHIEH-YÜ. (_Circa_ 32 B.C.)
Song of Grief 142

CHIANG TS'AI-P'IN. (_Circa_ A.D. 750)
Letter of Thanks for Precious Pearls 143

YANG KUEI-FEI. (_Circa_ A.D. 750)
Dancing 144

LIANG DYNASTY. (A.D. 502-557)
Songs of the Courtesans 145

MOTHER OF THE LORD OF SUNG. (_Circa_ 600 B.C.)
The Great Ho River 147

WRITTEN PICTURES

An Evening Meeting 151
The Emperor's Return 152
Portrait of Beautiful Concubine 153
Calligraphy 154
The Palace Blossoms 155
One Goes a Journey 156
From the Straw Hut Among the Seven Peaks 157
On the Classic of the Hills and Sea 159
The Hermit 160
After How Many Years 161
The Inn at the Mountain Pass 164
Li T'ai-po Meditates 165
Pair of Scrolls 166
Two Panels 167
The Return 168
Evening Calm 169
Fishing Picture 170
Spring. Summer. Autumn 171

NOTES. 173

KEY TO PLAN OF CHINESE HOUSE 223

TABLE OF CHINESE HISTORICAL PERIODS 227

Thanks are due to the editors of _The North American Review_, _The Bookman_, _The Dial_, _The New York Evening Post_, _Poetry_, and _Asia_, for permission to reprint poems which have already appeared in their magazines.

ILLUSTRATIONS

MAP _Frontispiece_

FACSIMILE OF "HANGING-ON-THE-WALL POEM" _To face p. 170_

PLAN OF CHINESE HOUSE _To face p. 223_