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The Jade Mountain/General Kê-shu

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4728275The Jade Mountain — General Kê-shuWitter Bynner and Jiang KanghuAnonymous

One at the Western Front

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GENERAL KE-SHU
This constellation, with its seven high stars,
Is Kê-shu lifting his sword in the night:
And no more barbarians, nor their horses, nor cattle,
Dare ford the river boundary.

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