Love
Fears of Mature Maidenhood
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book ii
Love
Though shaken be the damson-tree,
Left on it yet are seven, O.
Te gentlemen who care for me,
Though shaken be the damson-tree,
Yet three are still remaining, O.
Ye gentlemen who care for me,
Ah, shaken is the damson-tree,
And all are in the basket, O.
Ye gentlemen who care for me,
Your question — would ye ask it, O!
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Fears of Mature Maidenhood.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/313/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Fears of Mature Maidenhood.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/313/.
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