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Li Shangyin

Li Shangyin (Chinese: 李商隐, c. 813–858), courtesy name Yishan (義山), was a Chinese poet of the late Tang Dynasty.

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"君问归期未有期,巴山夜雨涨秋池。 何当共剪西窗烛,却话巴山夜雨时。"

- Li Shangyin

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"身無疑鳳雙飛翼, 心有靈犀一點通。"

- Li Shangyin

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"公之斯文若元气, 先时已入人肝脾。"

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"What Li Shangyin's poems are about I cannot determine. I cannot even explain the literal meaning line by line. Yet I feel they are beautiful, and when I read them, they give me a new kind of pleasure in my mind."

- Li Shangyin

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