History & Politics
The Wei Téen Che Ming
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part IV, Book I
Heaven by a deep and ceaseless law
Orders its ways with man.
Pure shone, without a single flaw,
The virtue of king Wan.
To us he shows his kindness still.
As all our powers we strain
To be in concord with his will,
His favour we shall gain.
So may the last his throne to fill
His love and grace retain !
Codex Note
Celebrating the virtue of king Wan as comparable to that of Heaven; and looking to him for blessing in the-future.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Wei Téen Che Ming.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/262/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Wei Téen Che Ming.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/262/.
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