Book of Odes
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Saying which he tuned his lyre, and sang probably some of those songs from his recently compiled Book of Odes which breathed the wisdom of the ancient emperors.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by Rudd, John
In Dr. Legge's translation of the "Book of Odes," p.
From Ancient China Simplified by Parker, Edward Harper
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
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)
This is an exercise in poetry, the subject of which may be taken from the Book of Odes, or from some standard poet.
From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Smith, Arthur H.
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