"For already I have learned, that a general's fame stands on a pile of dry bones Of what were once the people."
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Tsao Sung, War. In: Yu Kuan-ying (1954) "Book Review Peace Throwgh the Ages" in People's China, (1954) nr 14. July 16, 1954.-->
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Ts'ao Sung (c. 830 – 910) was a Chinese poet of the .
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