History & Politics
The Loo Ling
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book VIII
History & Politics
Lin-lin go the hounds; lin-lin the hounds go.
Their master is kindly and good, as we know.
With double rings furnished, on go the hounds ;
In goodness and grace their master abounds.
Three rings at their necks, they rush to the chase;
Their master is famous for power and for grace.
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Codex Note
The admiration in Ts‘e of hounds and hunters.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Loo Ling.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/99/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Loo Ling.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/99/.
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