Living
Tit for Tat
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book vii
Living
O the artful boy!
Now so dumb to me whene'er we meet.
And for his sole sake
I must be unable now to eat!
O the artful boy!
Now no more to be my table-guest;
And for his sole sake
I must be unable now to rest!
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Tit for Tat.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/356/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Tit for Tat.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/356/.
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