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Book Viii. The Odes Of Ch'i. Iii. Chu
*
"The Book of Poetry", tr. by James Legge
, [
1876
],
p
. 107
Iii
The "
Chu;
" narrative. A bride describes her first meeting with her bridegroom.
1He waited '
tween the gate and screen,
With ear-plug strings of white silk seen.
The plugs themselves had "
hua
" stones
' sheen.
2He waited in the court and stood,
With ear-plug strings of silk green-hued.
The plugs themselves were "
yung
" stones good.
3There in the hall he stood and stayed.
Of yellow silk his plug strings made.
The plugs of fine "
ying
" gems displayed.
rig veda sama veda yajur veda
|
rig veda who is indra
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