Book of Odes
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Then we have the Book of Odes, consisting of some three hundred ballads, also rescued by Confucius from oblivion, on which as a basis the great superstructure of modern Chinese poetry has been raised.
From China and the Chinese by Giles, Herbert Allen
This was no time for Confucius to take office, and he devoted the leisure thus forced upon him to the compilation of the "Book of Odes" and the "Book of History."
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by Rudd, John
She knew the "Book of Odes" by heart, and could repeat the five rules of life without missing a word.
From The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal by Various
The "Book of Odes" consists of national airs, chants, and sacrificial odes of great antiquity, some of them remarkable for their sublimity.
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch
Certain parts of the marriage ceremonial of China as now existing indicate that the original form of marriage was by capture—of which, indeed, there is evidence in the classical Book of Odes.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
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