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'Jia Dao' (, 779—843), courtesy name 'Langxian' (浪先), was a Chinese poet born near modern Beijing. After a period as a Buddhist monk, he went to Chang'an. He became one of Han Yu's disciples, but failed the ''jinshi'' exam several times. He wrote both discursive ''gushi'' and lyric ''jintishi''. His works were criticised as "thin" by Su Shi, and some other commentators have considered them limited and artificial.
According to Dr. James J.Y. Liu (1926 – 1986), a professor of Chinese and comparative literature, Jia’s poem ''The Swordsman'' "seems...to sum up the spirit of knight errantry in four lines."Liu, James J.Y. ''The Chinese Knight Errant''. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967 (ISBN 0-2264-8688-5)^[1] The Swordsman is as follows:
:''For ten years I have been polishing this sword;''
:''It’s frosty edge''^[2]'' has never been put to the test.''
:''Now I am holding it and showing it to you, sir:''
:''Is there anyone suffering from injustice?''

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