孟浩然·《洛中访袁拾遗不遇》英译

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闻说梅花早，何如此地春。

Failing to Meet Yuan the Imperial Censor in Luoyang

Meng Haoran

I came to Luoyang to see a talented scholar,

Only to find him gone to Jiangliang as an exile.

It is said plum trees blossom earlier there.