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示 全 真 元 常
余 辞 郡 符 去
尔 为 外 事 牵。
宁 知 风 雪 夜
复 此 对 床 眠。
始 话 南 池 饮
更 咏 西 楼 篇。
无 将 一 会 易
岁 月 坐 推 迁。
Shi Quan Zhen Yuan Chang
Yu ci jun fu qu
Er wei wai shi qian.
Ning zhi feng xue ye
Fu ci dui chuang mian.
Shi hua nan chi yin
Geng yong xi lou pian.
Wu jiang yi hui yi
Sui yue zuo tui qian.
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I am going to resign and leave my government post
You can remain entangled in the outside world.
Did not foretell this windy and snowy night
Again sleeping together in opposite ends of the bed
At first drink and talk about the southern ponds
We chanted our new poems in the western tower.
Without support one cloud easily changes
The years press on and drift away.