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The Book of Poetry, tr. by James Legge, [1876], at sacred-texts.com


p. 95

X

The Shan Yu Fu Su; allusive. A lady mocking her lover.

1On mountain grows the mulberry tree;
  The lotus flower in meadow damp.
It is not Tzŭ-tu that I see,
  But only you, you foolish scamp!

2Polygonums the damp meads cover;
  To lofty pines on mountains view.
It is not Tzŭ-ch‘ung comes as lover;
  You artful boy, ‘tis only you!


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