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Li Sao (Falling into Grief) #16:
By 白云立 Bai Yunli |
離騷圖 #16
Orchids and irises cannot reveal their fragrance (line 307) |
(07.53 - 08.23 of the Li Sao recording)
Qu Yuan says that, with the world in disarray all the flowers have lost their fragrance. He then gives examples of bad plants (said to refer to historical people) that have corrupted the world.
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