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Book Xii. The Odes Of Ch'en. I. Yuan Ch'iu

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

p. 151

Book Xii. The Odes Of Ch
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The "Yan Ch'iu;" narrative. The dissipation and pleasure seeking of the officers of Ch'n.

1How gay and volatile you are,

When upon Yan Ch'iu's top you stand!

Kindly you are indeed, but want

All that would men's respect command.

2How at the foot of Yan Ch'iu's height

Your blows upon the drum resound!

In winter and in summer, there

With egret's plume in hand you're found.

3To Yan Ch'iu as you move along,

You beat your sounding earthenware.

In winter and in summer both,

Your fan of egret's plumes you bear.
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