Religion
At King Ch'ing's First Offering to his Father after the Period of Mourning
Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part IV, Book iii
Alas, that I in childhood's years
Should come to an unsettled throne,
And in my trouble stand alone!
Thou, O great father, now no more,
Wast all thy life a duteous son:
Didst mine august grandsire recall
(As though still) moving through the hall.
I am a child, yet night and day
(Such filial) reverence I will pay.
O ye great kings! it shall be mine
Ne'er to forget I am a scion of your line.
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MLA
Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “At King Ch'ing's First Offering to his Father after the Period of Mourning.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/444/.
Chicago
Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “At King Ch'ing's First Offering to his Father after the Period of Mourning.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/444/.
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