采薇采薇,薇亦柔止。
曰归曰归,心亦忧止。
忧心烈烈,载饥载渴。
我戍未定,靡使归聘。
采薇采薇,薇亦刚止。
By the pools here and there. Employ it in the rite In our prince's affair.
曰归曰归,岁亦阳止。
王事靡盬,不遑启处。
忧心孔疚,我行不来。
彼尔维何,维常之华。
彼路斯何,君子之车。
Gather southernwood white In the vale by the stream. Employ it in the rite
戎车既驾,四牡业业。
岂敢定居,一月三捷。
驾彼四牡,四牡骙骙。
君子所依,小人所腓。
四牡翼翼,象弭鱼服。
But the Icing's business never ends; We cannot rest or bide. OUf sad hearts are very bitter; We went, but do not come. The next four poems deal with or mention the campaigns of the Chou people against the fierce Hsien yiin tribes. The two Chinese generals, Nan-chung, in
岂不日戒,𤞤狁孔棘。
昔我往矣,杨柳依依。
今我来思,雨雪霏霏。
行道迟迟,载渴载饥。
我心伤悲,莫知我哀。
5. The four steeds are yoked, The four steeds, eager and strong;— The confidence of the general, \[ \text{1} \] sent off respectively in the 3d decade of the 2d month, the 1st decade of the 3d, and the 2d decade of it. \[ \text{2} \] is here the name of the 10th month:—the sun was drawing near to the extreme point of its southern course, and the Yin principle ruled predominant in the year,—only, however, to give place to the Yang. On the eve of its extinction, apparently, the principle of light and heat, was ‘like an embryo in the womb,’ about to make its appearance; and hence the month was named after it. So say all the critics. From the 10th to the 12th month, inclusive, was the conclusion of the year of the 1st. \[ \text{3} \] is, ‘sick,’ ‘distressed.’ \[ \text{4} \] is \[ \text{5} \] in \[ \text{6} \] the \[ \text{7} \] in \[ \text{8} \] the \[ \text{9} \] in \[ \text{10} \] the \[ \text{11} \] in \[ \text{12} \] the \[ \text{13} \] in \[ \text{14} \] the \[ \text{15} \] in \[ \text{16} \] the \[ \text{17} \] in \[ \text{18} \] the \[ \text{19} \] in \[ \text{20} \] the \[ \text{21} \] in \[ \text{22} \] the \[ \text{23} \] in \[ \text{24} \] the \[ \text{25} \] in \[ \text{26} \] the \[ \text{27} \] in \[ \text{28} \] the \[ \text{29} \] in \[ \text{30} \] the \[ \text{31} \] in \[ \text{32} \] the \[ \text{33} \] in \[ \text{34} \] the \[ \text{35} \] in \[ \text{36} \] the \[ \text{37} \] in \[ \text{38} \] the \[ \text{39} \] in \[ \text{40} \] the \[ \text{41} \] in \[ \text{42} \] the \[ \text{43} \] in \[ \text{44} \] the \[ \text{45} \] in \[ \text{46} \] the \[ \text{47} \] in \[ \text{48} \] the 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