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Shi Ji Zhuan

  
詩集傳序
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Introduction by C. Ming Lung
  
Acknowledgements

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國風(LESSONS FROM THE STATES)
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[introduction]
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周南  (THE ODES OF ZHOU AND THE SOUTH)
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召南  (THE ODES OF SHAO AND THE SOUTH)
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邶風  (THE ODES OF BEI)
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鄘風  (THE ODES OF YONG)
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衛風  (THE ODES OF WEI)
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王風  (THE ODES OF WANG)
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鄭風  (THE ODES OF ZHENG)
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75.  緇衣  ZI YI
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76.  將仲子  JIANG ZHONG ZI
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77.  叔于田  SHU YU TIAN
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78.  大叔于田  DA SHU YU TIAN
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79.  清人  QING REN
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80.  羔裘  GAO QIU
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81.  遵大路  ZUN DA LU
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82.  女曰雞鳴  NU YUE JI MING
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83.  有女同車  YOU NU TONG CHE
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84.  山有扶蘇  SHAN YOU FU SU
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85.  蘀兮  TUO XI
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86.  狡童  JIAO TONG
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87.  褰裳  QIAN CHANG
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88.  丰  FENG
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89.  東門之墠  DONG MEN ZHI SHAN
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90.  風雨  FENG YU
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91.  子衿  ZI JIN
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92.  揚之水  YANG ZHI SHUI
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93.  出其東門  CHU QI DONG MEN
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94.  野有蔓草  YE YOU MAN CAO
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95.  溱洧  QIN WEI
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齊風  (THE ODES OF QI)
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魏風  (THE ODES OF WEI)
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唐風  (THE ODES OF TANG)
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秦風  (THE ODES OF QIN)
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陳風  (THE ODES OF CHEN)
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檜風  (THE ODES OF KUAI)
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曹風  (THE ODES OF CAO)
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豳風  (THE ODES OF BIN)
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小雅(MINOR ODES OF THE KINGDOM)
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大雅(GREATER ODES OF THE KINGDOM)
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頌(ODES OF THE TEMPLE AND THE ALTAR)

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The flowers of the cherry tree —
Are they not gorgeously displayed ?
Of all the men in the world ,
There are none equal to brothers .
On the dreaded occasions of death and burial ,
It is brothers who greatly sympathize .
When fugitives are collected on the heights and low grounds ,
They are brothers who will seek one another out .
There is the wagtail on the level height ;—
When brothers are in urgent difficulties ,
Friends , though they may be good ,
Will [only] heave long sighs .
Brothers may quarrel inside the walls ,
But they will oppose insult from without ,
When friends , however good they may be ,
Will not afford help .
When death and disorder are past ,
And there are tranquillity and rest ;
Although they have brothers ,
[Some] reckon them not equal to friends .
Your dishes may be set in array ,
And you may drink to satiety ;
But it is when your brothers are all present ,
That you are harmonious and happy , with child-like joy .
Loving union with wife and children ,
Is like the music of lutes ;
But it is the accord of brothers ,
Which makes the harmony and happiness lasting .
For the ordering of your family ,
For your joy in yor wife and children ,
Examine this and study it ;—
Will you not find that it is truly so ?
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