Motif
Compassionate lament for condemned outcasts
compassionate_lament_for_condemned_outcasts
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Lament for the Fallen Warrior. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer KNOWLEDGE TRAVELS NORTH. / CHAPTER XXIII. / CHAPTER XXIV. / CHAPTER XXV.; lines 11217-11365 confidence: medium
Poh Chü, studying under Lao Tzŭ, proposes wandering the world and going to Ch'i to view and mourn dead malefactors, while Lao Tzŭ says the world is the same where they are; Poh Chü criticizes honour, disgrace, wealth, and contention.
Poh Chü imagines visiting dead malefactors, lifting them, covering them with robes, and lamenting that they were the first to fall into worldly trouble.
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