“逸千载而流声,超贵黎而度俗。”
Attempted translation: If one stays away from the staleness and the grim, naturally, they will stray away from being bothered by the hassle from the mortal world and remain cleansed and noble.
The poet wrote this to encourage himself, to stay true and remain oblivious to the conflicts occurring among those in power at the time. In this on…
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