Living
A Dashing, Popular Young Hunter
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book vii
When Shuh goes to the meet,
There's ne'er a man left in the street.
Nay, scarce may that be true, —
Yet none there is like Shuh,
In grace and manliness complete.
When Shuh goes to the chase,
No feasting is there in the place.
Nay, scarce may that be true, —
Yet none there is like Shuh,
For right good-fellowship and grace.
When Shuh goes to the plains,
No horsemen are there in the lanes.
Nay, scarce may that be true, —
Yet never one like Shuh
For grace and dash indeed remains.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “A Dashing, Popular Young Hunter.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/352/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “A Dashing, Popular Young Hunter.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/352/.
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