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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHUANG-TZU, THE MONIST, by PO CHU-YI Poet's Biography
First Line: Chuang-tzu levels all things
Last Line: A phoenix is superior to a reptile!
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Chuang-tzu (4th Century)
First Line: Chuang-tzu levels all things
Last Line: A phoenix is superior to a reptile!
Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi
Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Chuang-tzu (4th Century)
CHUANG-TZU levels all things
And reduces them to the same Monad.
But I say that even in their sameness
Difference may be found.
Although in following the promptings of their nature
They display the same tendency,
Yet it seems to me that in some ways
A phoenix is superior to a reptile!
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