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Shih King. Minor Odes. The First Decade

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Ode 9, Stanza 4. The T T.

The T T Is An Ode Of Congratulation, Intended For The Men Who Have Returned From Military Duty And Service On The Frontiers.

The congratulation is given in a description of the anxiety and longing of the soldiers' wives for their return. We must suppose one of the wives to be the speaker throughout. The fourth stanza shows how she had resorted to divination to allay her fears about her husband.

They have not packed up, they do not come. My sorrowing heart is greatly distressed. The time is past, and he is not here, To the multiplication of my sorrows. Both by the tortoise-shell and the reeds have I divined, And they unite in saying he is near. My warrior is at hand.
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