Han Yu

本篇墓铭选自民国本《铜山县志》卷六十八列女传。作于唐宪宗元和六年（811）三月，时韩愈在河南令任。乳母，即韩愈之乳母李正真，徐州人。铭文语言质朴，亲情洋溢与字里行间。 《乳母墓铭》 韩愈 乳母李，徐州人，号正真，入韩氏乳其儿愈。愈生未再周月，孤失怙恃。李怜，不忍弃去，视保益谨，遂老韩氏。 及见所乳儿愈举进士第，历佐汴徐军，入朝为御史，国子博士，尚书都官员外郎，河南令，娶妇生二男五女，时节庆贺，辄率妇儿孙列拜进寿。 年六十四，元和六年三月十八日疾卒。卒三日，葬河南县北十五里。愈率妇孙视窆封，且刻其语于石，纳诸墓，为铭。 Inscription on the Tomb Tablet of My Wet-Nurse Han Yu My wet-nurse, whose family name was Li and given name Cheng-chen, was from Hsuchow. She joined the Han family to nurse me, its son. Unfortunately I was bereaved of my parents before I had reached even my second birthday. […]

《龙说》是唐代文学家韩愈创作的一篇古文。这篇文章根据典籍和传说写成，以龙喻圣君，以云喻贤臣，说明了圣君与贤臣之间的关系，即圣君要依靠贤臣建功立业，贤臣要仰仗圣君的识拔才能荷重行远。君臣之间，务必声气相应，才可相得益彰。全文颂物言志，直抒胸臆；借物抒情，寓意深远。 《龙说》 韩愈 龙嘘气成云，云固弗灵于龙也。然龙乘是气，茫洋穷乎玄间，薄日月，伏光景，感震电，神变化，水下大，汩陵谷，云亦灵怪矣哉！ 云，龙之所能使为灵也。若龙之灵，则非云之所能使为灵也。然龙弗得云，无以神其灵矣。失其所凭依，信不可欤。异哉！其所凭依，乃其所自为也。 《易曰》：“云从龙。”既曰“龙，云从之矣。” On Dragons Han Yu The belch of a dragon creates a cloud, and therefore, the cloud is not as magically powerful as the dragon. However, it is this cloud that the dragon rides when it roams about in the boundless firmament, when it approaches the sun or the moon,

《送董邵南游河北序》是唐代文学家韩愈在唐宪宗元和年间写的一遍序文。对董少南怀才不遇深表同情，而又不赞成他投之藩镇，所以序中隐含有规劝之意。该作品通过对于朋友考不取进士到河北去做官，作序相送。 韩愈·《送董邵南游河北序》 燕赵古称多慷慨悲歌之士。董生举进士，连不得志于有司，怀抱利器，郁郁适兹土。吾知其必有合也。董生勉乎哉！ 夫以子之不遇时，苟慕义彊仁者，皆爱惜焉；矧燕、赵之士，出乎其性者哉！然吾尝闻风俗与化移易。吾恶知其今不异于古所云邪？聊以吾子之行卜之也。董生勉乎哉！ 吾因子有所感矣！为我吊望诸君之墓，而观于其市，复有昔时屠狗者乎？为我谢曰：”明天子在上，可以出而仕矣！” A Farewell to Tung Shao-nan Han Yu In antiquity the lands of Yen and Chao were known for their many brave men who were filled with noble sentiments and vented their frustrations in song. Recently, Master Tung was recommended for the degree of doctor of letters but was repeatedly rejected