Living
The Tsun Ta Loo
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book VII
Living
Along the great highway,
I hold you by the cuff.
O spurn me not, I pray,
Nor break old friendship off.
Along the highway worn,
I hold your hand in mine.
Do not as vile me scorn;
Your love I can’t resign.
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Codex Note
Old friendship should not be hastily broken off.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Tsun Ta Loo.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/78/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Tsun Ta Loo.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/78/.
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