[ Metrical translation by James Legge ]
PART I.—LESSONS FROM THE STATES
The Odes of Chow and the South
CELEBRATING THE VIRTUE OF KING WAN'S BRIDE
CELEBRATING THE INDUSTRY OF KING WAN'S QUEEN
CELEBRATING T‘AE-SZE's FREEDOM FROM JEALOUSY
THE FRUITFULNESS OF THE LOCUST
LAMENTING THE ABSENCE OF A CHERISHED FRIEND
CELEBRATING THE GOODNESS OF THE DESCENDANTS OF KING WAN
THE VIRTUOUS MANNERS OF THE YOUNG WOMEN
THE SONG OF THE PLANTAIN-GATHERERS
THE AFFECTION OF THE WIVES ON THE JOO
The Odes of Shaou and the South
THE INDUSTRY AND REVERENCE OF A PRINCE'S WIFE
THE WIFE OF SOME GREAT OFFICER BEWAILS HIS ABSENCE
THE DILIGENCE OF THE YOUNG WIFE OF AN OFFICER
THE LOVE OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE DUKE OF SHAOU
THE EASY DIGNITY OF THE OFFICERS AT SOME COURT
ANXIETY OF A YOUNG LADY TO GET MARRIED
AN OFFICER BEWAILS THE NEGLECT WITH WHICH HE IS TREATED
A WIFE DEPLORES THE ABSENCE OF HER HUSBAND
SOLDIERS OF WEI BEWAIL SEPARATION FROM THEIR FAMILIES
AN OFFICER TELLS OF HIS MEAN EMPLOYMENT
AN OFFICER SETS FORTH HIS HARD LOT
THE COMPLAINT OF A NEGLECTED WIFE
CHWANG KEANG BEMOANS HER HUSBAND'S CRUELTY
[ Selections from Books IV, V, and VI have been omitted. ]
THE PEOPLE'S ADMIRATION FOR DUKE WOO
A WIFE CONSOLED BY HER HUSBAND'S ARRIVAL
A LADY MOURNS THE ABSENCE OF HER STUDENT LOVER
A WIFE URGING HER HUSBAND TO ACTION
ON THE MISGOVERNMENT OF THE STATE