The Shih King, or, Book of Poetry
James Legge · English
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The Shih King, or, Book of Poetry
James Legge · English
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INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER I. THE NAME AND CONTENTS OF THE CLASSIC. 1. Among the Chinese classical books next after the Shû in point of antiquity comes the Shih or Book of Poetry. The meaning of the character Shih. The character Shû, as formed by the combination of two others, one of which signified 'a pencil,' and the other 'to speak,' supplied, we saw in its structure, an indication of its primary significance, and furnished a clue to its different applications. The character Shih was made on
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