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而诗人仍说周朝灭亡，因为文王、武王的基业从此荡然无存，东周虽在，已不能复兴了。
而诗人乃言灭之者，以为文、武之业于是荡尽，东周虽在，不能复兴矣。
However, the poet still said that the Zhou Dynasty had perished, because the foundation of King Wen and King Wu was gone forever, and although the Eastern Zhou existed, it could not be restored.