History & Politics
The Pan (Part IV, Book I)
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part IV, Book I
Oh! great is now the house of Chow.
The lofty hills we climb,—
Both those whose ridges far extend,
And those with peaks sublime.
Along the Ho we watch the flow
Of its embankéd stream.
Where’er o’erhead the sky is spread,
Me truly king men deem.
The princes all, both great and small,
My summons promptly own.
So by this progress do I know
Chow stablished on the throne.
Codex Note
The greatness of Chow, and its firm possession of the kingdom, as seen in the progresses of its reigning sovereign.
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MLA
Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Pan (Part IV, Book I).” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/291/.
Chicago
Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Pan (Part IV, Book I).” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/291/.
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