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Li Qingzhao Quotes

d. 1150 China

Li Qingzhao (李清照; 1084 – c. 1156) was a Chinese writer and poet in the Song dynasty. She is considered one of the greatest woman poets in Chinese history.

China
Poets

Also known as: Li Ch'ing-chao

Random Li Qingzhao quote

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The West Wind blows the curtains
And I am frailer than the yellow chrysanthemums.

Who sits alone by the bright window?
My shadow and I, only we two.
But the lamp burns out, there is darkness.
Even my shadow forsakes me.
Alas, alas!
I am forlorn!

Seeing a guest come, she feels shy;
Her stockings coming down, away she tries to fly.
Her hairpin drops;
She never stops
But to look back.
She leans against the door,
Pretending to sniff at mume blossoms once more.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Li Qingzhao (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.