Living
The Shuh Yu Teen
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book VII
To the hunt Shuh has gone,
And people there are none
Remaining in the street.
Perhaps a few you'll find ;
But none like Shuh so kind,
So graceful, will you meet.
To the chase Shuh has gone,
And people there are none
Left feasting in the street.
If find a few you could,
Yet none like Shuh so good,
So graceful, would you meet.
To the fields Shuh has gone,
And people there are none
Careering through the street.
Some riders though you told,
Yet none like Shuh so bold,
So graceful, would you meet.
Codex Note
The admiration with which Shuh-twan was regarded.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Shuh Yu Teen.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/74/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Shuh Yu Teen.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/74/.
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