Meng Jiao 孟郊
poet · Tang China · 751–814
A poet who failed the examinations repeatedly and passed at forty-six. He was poor all his life.
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796 · On passing the examination at forty-six
My cramped old days are not worth mentioning. This morning I am let loose, my thoughts without a shore. In the spring wind, triumphant, my horse's hooves are swift: in one day I shall see every flower in Chang'an.
昔日齷齪不足誇，今朝放蕩思無涯。
春風得意馬蹄疾，一日看盡長安花。"After Passing the Examination," in the Complete Tang Poems
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The thread in a loving mother's hand, the coat on a wandering son's back. Before he leaves she sews it stitch on close stitch, fearing in her heart that he will be slow to return.
慈母手中線，遊子身上衣。
臨行密密縫，意恐遲遲歸。"Song of the Wandering Son," in the Complete Tang Poems
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