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


IV

The Tung Fang Chih Jih; narrative. The licentious intercourse of the people of Ch‘i.

1When the sun is in the east,
  That lovely girl I see. p. 108
In my chamber she appears;
  There fronting me is she.
She treads upon my footsteps,
  And quickly comes to me.

2When the moon is in the east,
  That lovely girl I see.
’Twixt door and screen she passes;
  ’Twixt screen and door is she.
She treads upon my footsteps,
  And hastes away from me.


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