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by producing many poetical compositions which could not be omitted from a large anthology containing all the best Chinese poems; but in this small book space for two or three only can be found.
It should be remembered that the great poets of the T'ang and later dynasties did not always follow the new poetical technique of the T'ang Dynasty. Many of their best poems are written in the ancient style; and I have written 'ancient style' against a few of such poems among the translations, but not against all of them.
An introduction to Chinese poetry, reviewing extensively its rise and progress, the style of each period, and the characteristics of the work of each poet, would fill a large volume--several volumes indeed would hardly suffice for an exhaustive review of such a vast field of work. But the very brief review contained in the preceding pages will enable readers to see that the three hundred odes are by no means the whole of Chinese poetry; they are, indeed, only the beginning--the source of a great river whose countless branches, some deep and pure, others shallow and sparkling, have flowed down the ages, fertilizing and beautifying every period of Chinese life and thought, and producing a vast reservoir of poetry which has inspired many in every generation with higher sentiments of nature, country, love, friendship, and literature.
As this book of translations is chiefly intended for readers who do not understand the Chinese language, no attempt has been made to insert the Chinese characters for the names, &c., printed in the Romanized form; but, following the advice of friends who are well versed in Chinese themselves, I hope, hereafter, to publish a small volume containing the Chinese text of the translated poems only, with a few notes which may be useful to beginners. To reprint the Chinese text and notes with the English translations in one volume would add considerably to the cost of the book, while only a comparatively small number of readers--students of the Chinese language--would find the Chinese text and notes useful.
THE TECHNIQUE OF CHINESE POETRY
Form of 7-character L?h poem beginning in the Ping tone:
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Form of 7-character L?h poem beginning in the Tseh tone:
B. Tseh tseh ping ping tseh tseh ping Ping ping tseh tseh tseh ping ping Ping ping tseh tseh ping ping tseh Tseh tseh ping ping tseh tseh ping Tseh tseh ping ping ping tseh tseh Ping ping tseh tseh tseh ping ping Ping ping tseh tseh ping ping tseh Tseh tseh ping ping tseh tseh ping.
Form of 5-character L?h poem beginning in the Ping tone:
C. Ping ping tseh tseh ping Tseh tseh tseh ping ping Tseh tseh ping ping tseh Ping ping tseh tseh ping Ping ping ping tseh tseh Tseh tseh tseh ping ping Tseh tseh ping ping tseh Ping ping tseh tseh ping.
Form of 5-character L?h poem beginning in the Tseh tone:
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