Religion
The T‘éen Tsoh
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part IV, Book I
Religion
’Twas Heaven that made the lofty hill,
And there king Tae his work began,
Labouring the land all round to till.
Then in tranquillity king Wan
Pursued the work, till that mount K‘e,
Rugged and craggy though it frowned,
Was reached by the smooth roads we see.
Long be it by their offspring owned !
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Codex Note
Appropriate to a sacrifice to king T‘ae.
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MLA
Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The T‘éen Tsoh.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/265/.
Chicago
Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The T‘éen Tsoh.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/265/.
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