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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Does "the old folks" refer back to "cormorants"?
Context:
fir and pine by the old fane keep cormorants,
Till solstice feast days stir the old folks out:
With Kongming's sanctum always right next door,
In sacred union liege and man share the rites of worship.
More:
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Sc-shy_ZOMkC&pg=PA377&lpg=PA377&dq=%22fir+and+pine+by+the+old+fane+keep+cormorants%22&source=bl&ots=p6rS8YChsR&sig=JO3U4S303xUrB0zYtWl3ueuOTAQ&hl=zh-CN&sa=X&ei=IKuOUNmlEtCUiQeCpYHABQ&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=true
fir and pine by the old fane keep cormorants,
Till solstice feast days stir the old folks out:
With Kongming's sanctum always right next door,
In sacred union liege and man share the rites of worship.
More:
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Sc-shy_ZOMkC&pg=PA377&lpg=PA377&dq=%22fir+and+pine+by+the+old+fane+keep+cormorants%22&source=bl&ots=p6rS8YChsR&sig=JO3U4S303xUrB0zYtWl3ueuOTAQ&hl=zh-CN&sa=X&ei=IKuOUNmlEtCUiQeCpYHABQ&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=true
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