Living

Progress of Wu through his Dominions

by Shi Jing (The Book of Songs) poems c. 1000–600 BC; compilation traditionally ascribed to Confucius

Translated by William Jennings (1891) · From The Shi King (Jennings, 1891), Part IV, Book iii

Living

An, now is Chow exalted! —
He climbs the lofty mountains,
The alp, the long sierra;
And true, as Ho's bound waters,
Are all beneath the Heavens,
Assembling now to meet him.
Here (see we) Chow's Appointment!

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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “Progress of Wu through his Dominions.” Translated by William Jennings. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/450/.

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