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Fighting South of the Castle - 战城南

By Arthur Waley | Posted: 19 May 2010
They fought south of the Castle, They died north of the wall. They died in the moors and were not buried. Their flesh was the food of crows. “Tell the crows we are not afraid; We have died in the moors and cannot be buried. Crows, how can our bodies escape you?” The waters flowed deep And the rushes in the pool were [...]
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Fighting South of the Ramparts - 战城南

By Arthur Waley | Posted: 5 March 2010
Last year we were fighting at the source of the Sanggan; This year we are fighting on the Onion River road. We have washed our swords in the surf of Parthian Seas; We have pastured our horses among the snows of the Tian Shan. The King’s armies have grown grey and old Fighting ten thousand leagues away from home. The Huns [...]
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