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 His Dream of the Sky-Land

I leave you and go — when shall I return?

Let the white roe feed at will among the green crags,

Let me ride and visit the lovely mountains!

How can I stoop obsequiously and serve the mighty

ones! It stifles my soul.

��In this poem the poet describes his dream of visiting Mt. Tien-mu, "Fostermother of the shies" in Chehkiang. The other mountains, Chi-Cheng, the "Scarlet Castle," and Tien-tai, the "Terrace of Heaven" are located in the same province.

Prince Hsieh is the one poet-governor mentioned in 35.

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