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Book Xi. The Odes Of Ch'in. X. Ch'uan Yu

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"The Book of Poetry", tr. by James Legge, [1876],

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The "Ch'an Y;" narrative, Some parties, probably refugees, complain of the diminished respect and attention paid to them.

1He lodged us in a spacious house,

And plenteous was our fare.

But now at every frugal meal

There's not a scrap to spare.

Alas! alas that this good man

Could not go on as he began!

2Four dishes on the mat the grain

For every meal supplied.

The change is great, from every meal

We rise unsatisfied.

Alas! alas that this good man

Could not go on as he began!
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