Living
A Haughty Usurpers Petition
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part I, Book x
Living
Who denies I have robes with the badges seven?
Yet they seem not thine, until thou, O King,
Hast therewith thy " Peace and Prosper " given.
Who denies I have robes with the badges six?
Yet they seem not thine, until thou, O King,
Shalt thy " Peace and Goodwill " thereto affix.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “A Haughty Usurpers Petition.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/380/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “A Haughty Usurpers Petition.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/380/.
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