Yi Saek 李穡
scholar-official · scholar · Goryeo Korea · 1328–1396
A scholar and official of late Goryeo, known as Mogeun. He passed the Yuan civil examination, headed the national academy, and taught pupils such as Jeong Mongju and Jeong Dojeon. After Goryeo fell he took no office under the new dynasty.
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14th century · In Pyongyang, the old capital of Goguryeo
Yesterday I passed Yeongmyeong Temple and climbed for a while to Bubyeok Pavilion. The city is empty; a single sliver of moon. The rocks are old; a thousand autumns of cloud.
昨過永明寺 暫登浮碧樓
城空月一片 石老雲千秋Mogeun jip, "Bubyeok Pavilion"
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