Chinese and Arabian Literature - E. Wilson - The Search For Mecca

IV
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CONTENTS
THE SHI-KING
PA6B
Introduction 123
Book I.
Part I.—Lessons frotn the States.
The Odes of Chow and the South.—
Celebrating the Virtue of King Wan's Bride 125
Celebrating the Industry of King Wan's Queen 126
In Praise of a Bride 126
Celebrating T'ae-Sze's Freedom from Jealousy 127
The Fruitfulness of the Locust 127
Lamenting the Absence of a Cherished Friend 128
Celebrating the Goodness of the Descendants of King Wan. .. . 128
The Virtuous Manners of the Young Women 129
Praise of a Rabbit-Catcher 129
The Song of the Plantain-Gatherers 130
The Affection of the Wives on the Joo
Book II. The Odes of Shaou and the South.—
130
The Marriage of a Princess 131
The Industry and Reverence of a Prince's Wife 131
The Wife of Some Great Officer Bewails his Absence 132
The Diligence of the Young Wife of an Officer 132
The Love of the People for the Duke of Shaou 133
The Easy Dignity of the Officers at Some Court 133
Anxiety of a Young Lady to Get Married
Book III. The Odes of P'ei.—
134
An Officer Bewails the Neglect with which He is Treated 135
A Wife Deplores the Absence of Her Husband 136
The Plaint of a Rejected Wife I37
Soldiers of Wei Bewail Separation from their Families 138
An Officer Tells of His Mean Employment I39
An Officer Sets Forth His Hard Lot I39
The Complaint of a Neglected Wife 140
In Praise of a Maiden 141
Discontent
141
Chwang Keang Bemoans Her Husband's Cruelty 142
[Books IV., v., and VI. are emitted^
Book VII. The Odes of Ch'ing.—
The People's Admiration for Duke Woo
A Wife Consoled by Her Husband's Arrival
143
143
In Praise of Some Lady
I44
A Man's Praise of His Wife
i44
An Entreaty
I45
A Woman Scorning Her Lover
I45
A Lady Mourns the Absence of Her Student Lover 145