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Jia Dao (
779—
843),
courtesy name Langxian (浪先), was a
Chinese poet born near modern
Beijing. After a period as a
Buddhist monk, he went to
Chang'an. He became one of
Han Yu's disciples, but failed the
jinshi exam several times. He wrote both discursive
gushi and
lyric jintishi. His works were criticised as "thin" by
Su Shi, and some other commentators have considered them limited and artificial.
According to Dr. James J.Y. Liu (1926 – 1986), a professor of Chinese and comparative literature, Jia’s poem
The Swordsman "seems...to sum up the spirit of
knight errantry in four lines." The Swordsman is as follows:
» For ten years I've been polishing this sword;
Its frosty edge'' has never been put to the test.
» Now I'm holding it and showing it to you, sir:
Is there anyone suffering from injustice?[Further Information]
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