187

BOOK XIII. THE ODES OF KWEI.
The Wish of an Unhappy Man 189

BOOK XIV. THE ODES OF TS[']AOU.
Against Frivolous Pursuits 190

BOOK XV. THE ODES OF PIN.
The Duke of Chow Tells of His Soldiers 191
There is a Proper Way for Doing Everything 192

_Part II. Minor Odes of the Kingdom._

BOOK I. DECADE OF LUH MING.
A Festal Ode 194
A Festal Ode Complimenting an Officer 195
The Value of Friendship 196
The Response to a Festal Ode 198
An Ode of Congratulation 199
An Ode on the Return of the Troops 200

BOOK II. THE DECADE OF PIH HWA.
An Ode Appropriate to a Festivity 203

BOOK III. THE DECADE OF T[']UNG KUNG.
Celebrating a Hunting Expedition 204
The King's Anxiety for His Morning Levee 205
Moral Lessons from Natural Facts 206

BOOK IV. THE DECADE OF K[']E-FOO.
On the Completion of a Royal Palace 207
The Condition of King Seuen's Flocks 208

BOOK V. THE DECADE OF SEAOU MIN.
A Eunuch Complains of His Fate 210
An Officer Deplores the Misery of the Time 212
On the Alienation of a Friend 213

BOOK VI. THE DECADE OF PIH SHAN.
A Picture of Husbandry 215
The Complaint of an Officer 216

BOOK VII. DECADE OF SANG HOO.
The Rejoicings of a Bridegroom 219
Against Listening to Slanderers 220
BOOK VIII. THE DECADE OF TOO JIN SZE.
In Praise of By-gone Simplicity 221
A Wife Bemoans Her Husband's Absence 222
The Earl of Shaou's Work 223
The Plaint of King Yew's Forsaken Wife 224
Hospitality