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Cho Sin on

Miscellaneous Records of Little-Known Things

Compendium of Remarks on Poetry

Written by Cho Sin, Compiled by Hong Manjong

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Basic Info
Contains	C232, C233, M382
Mentions Person	손근, 최태보, 이숙황, 김종직, 허순, 이종주
Is Part Of	Miscellaneous Records of Little-Known Things, Spring

Original Text
吾鄕崔先生台甫天順。己卯春。與進士李淑璜。許詢。李從周同赴鄕試。馬上忽夢。垂楊裊裊嚲于馬首。覺而異之。說與同行。許生曰。垂楊之狀。正似靑盖。汝夢其甚奇。吾當買之。先生曰。吉兆已定。何可買。果捷鄕圍。遂與佔畢齋季昷。同赴會試于京。先生曰。君才高。必占巍科。吾無附驥之望。畢齋曰。昔孫僅與弟何同詩。兄爲榜頭。弟次之。吾二人。安知不爲僅何。因賦一絶曰。池塘靑草雨痕多。人道吾行是僅何。莫恨狄家春色晩。滿城桃李未開花。道有行脚僧。以柱枝擎圓笠而前導。其狀似盖。畢齋曰。是亦禎也。相與諧謔而行。是歲竟皆登第。

Korean Translation

English Translation

1. Ch’oe Ch’ŏnsun崔天順 (15th century), a teacher from my hometown, took the local civil service examination in the spring of kimyo (1459), together with the classics licentiate Yi Sukhwang 李淑璜 (1441–1486), Hŏ Sun 許詢 (15th century), and Yi Chongju 李從周 (15th century). Riding on his horseback, Ch’oe suddenly had a dream, in which he saw drooping willow branches swaying in the wind over his horse’s head. When he awoke, he found it strange and told the dream to his companions. Hŏ said, “Drooping willow branches resemble the green canopy of a Chief Minister. Your dream is a rare one, and I must buy it.” Ch’oe replied, “A good omen is fixed. How can you buy it?” Indeed, Ch’oe was successful in the local examination. Later, Ch’oe traveled to the capital with Kim Chongjik to take the state civil service examination. Ch’oe said to Kim, “You have outstanding talent, so you must earn a high score. I do not wish to ride on your coattail to success.” Kim replied, “In the past, Sun Jin 孫僅 (969–1017) and his younger brother Sun He 孫何 (961–1004) both took the civil service examination. The older brother won first place and the younger brother came in second. How do you know that the two of us won’t be like Jin and He?” Then Kim composed a quatrain. 池塘靑草雨痕多人道吾行是僅何莫恨狄家春色晚滿城桃色未開花 On the pond, green grasses bear many traces of rain.People say that the two of us are Jin and He.Don’t be upset that Di’s homesees spring arrive late. All over the city, peach treeshave yet to fully blossom.On their way, they met an itinerant monk who walked ahead of them, holding up a round bamboo hat with his cane, resembling a canopy. Kim remarked, “This too is an auspicious sign.” Bantering together, they continued their way. In the end, they both passed the examination that year.

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