History & Politics
The Shih We
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book III
At this low ebb! At this low ebb!
Why not, O prince, return to Le ?
But for your sake, why bide we here, .
Houseless beneath the dew to be?
At this low ebb! At this low ebb!
Why not to Le go back again?
But for your person, how should we
Here in the mire so long have lain ?
Codex Note
The officers of some State, who were refugees and in distress in Wei, exhort their ruler to return with them.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Shih We.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/35/.
Chicago
Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Shih We.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/35/.
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