The works of Li Po, the Chinese poet

Li, Po (701-762)

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114. TO HIS WIFE ON HIS DEPARTURE—I

Thrice my prince has called. I shall go, and not return.
To-morrow morn I take leave of you,
And cross the pass of Wu Kuan.
In vain you shall look for me in the white jade house,
But you must go and climb the Hill of Wang-fu longingly.

These three poems were written in 755 when he was setting out to join Li Ling, the prince of Yung.

As to the significance of the Hill of Wang-fu, see the note under No. 105. There was a hill by that name near Hsuan-cheng, Anhwei.

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114. TO HIS WIFE ON HIS DEPARTURE—I