Book of Odes
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At the time of Confucius there existed a collection of three thousand songs, from which he selected those contained in the "Book of Odes."
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch
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
In Dr. Legge's translation of the "Book of Odes," p.
From Ancient China Simplified by Parker, Edward Harper
In the Book of Odes, Confucius preserved a Ts'in ballad mourning over men so buried alive with their dead king.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth
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
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